Reed Larson

Federal law allows requiring all employees to pay union fees for collective bargaining services as a condition of employment in workplaces where the majority of workers are unionized. According to Reed Larson in the following viewpoint, forcing employees to pay union dues violates the principles of a free society by compelling them to pay financial tribute to a private association. A national right-to-work law would end the practice of forced unionism and dues collection and protect all U.S. workers from union officials, who, in Larson's opinion, exploit employees for power and profits. Larson is president of the National Right to Work Committee based in Springfield, Virginia.

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1. According to Larson, how would the National Right to Work Act change the National Labor...