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"Right-to-work" not a neutral term

There are some serious issues with calling these laws "Right-to-work", as it is strategically used to sway opinion through its name. Although the article goes into the difference in terminology, it does not do its jobs in in applying a neutral term to describe these laws. If this kind of terminology were applied for legislation bills concerning abortion, pages could be titled "Pro-life laws", "Right-to-life laws", "Right-to-choice laws" or "Pro-choice laws", which are all non-neutral.

More appropriate titles for this page that should be considered; "Union security agreement laws", "Union association laws", "Union membership fee laws". Hoosier24 (talk) 07:25, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the premise, but would like to offer "Laws prohibiting union security agreements" as a clearer alternative Eventhisacronym (talk) 15:12, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

While the term is itself a goddamned lie, the fact remains that this is the term used across the English-speaking world for such statutes. WP:COMMONNAME prevails, I fear. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:05, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with OrangeMike, this is the common name for this type of law, and I think it originated from the days of "closed shop" type unions, whereby a worker FIRST has to join the union and then when a job is available, the union decides which union member gets that job. Now with those union arrangements no longer existing in the US, the term is propaganda, but it is the name for these types of laws. ---Avatar317 ^(talk) 00:57, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. For better or worse, this is by far the most common term for these laws for supporters and opponents. This also makes it the phrase people will use to search for it to learn more. 107.184.67.185 (talk) 20:37, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Changing Map for Delaware

The local right to work ordinance for Seaford, Delaware may never have been allowed under state law and it was formally overruled a few months later; it's not clear if it ever went into effect. I've addded citations and updated the text.

Can we update the map to reflect that Delaware is not a RTW state, even at the local level? (Tagging most recent editor to update it: @WeaponizingArchitecture:.) - RevelationDirect (talk) 02:30, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

sure go ahead 🤓 WeaponizingArchitecture | scream at me 🤓 02:32, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, where do I actually go to edit it? I've been going back and forth between English Wikipedia and Commons and I see where I can edit the description but no the actual graphic. (Sorry for the dumb question; I haven't done this before.) RevelationDirect (talk) 02:40, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]