Citations:right to work
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English citations of right to work
Phrase[edit]
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- 1930, vernacular:
- "By the 1930s, the phrase 'right to work' was common in American political parlance, and it was meant to draw a contrast to labor’s claim of a right to strike."[1]
- 1968 (revised 2008), William Safire:
- "Right to work is a management slogan that has been adopted as the generic term for anti–compulsory-union legislation, which labor refers to as 'labor-busting laws.'"[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Palmer, Brian (2012 December 12) “Why Are Anti-Union Laws Called 'Right to Work'?”, in Explainer[1], Slate, retrieved 2012-12-12
- ^ Safire, William (1968 (revised edition: 2008)) “Right to work”, in Safire's Political Dictionary[2], New York City, New York, United States: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 627