Question

In which of the following regions of the country have all states enacted "right to work" laws that ban unions from requiring all workers to pay union dues?

1. the West Coast
2. the Northeast
3. the Midwest
4. the South

Answer 1

All states in the South have enacted 'right to work' laws that ban unions from requiring all workers to pay union dues.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking about the regions of the United States where all states have enacted "right to work" laws, which ban unions from requiring all workers to pay union dues. The four options provided are the West Coast, the Northeast, the Midwest, and the South. Based on the passage provided, which discusses the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 giving states the power to pass such laws, and knowing the current political climate and legislation across the United States, the region where all states have enacted "right to work" laws is the South.

Answer 2

4. the South

Step-by-step explanation:

There states with "right to work" laws in all regions of the country, except for the Northeast, but only in the South are all states so called "right to work states", meaning that all of the Southern states have enacted these types of laws.

According to the right to work laws, workers should not be obliged to pay union fees or to belong to an union. Advocates of these laws defend them on the basis of personal freedom, while opponents argue that these laws weaken unionization, and that promote the use of many union services by workers who do not pay fees (a phenomenon known as freeriding) since the government demand laws to represent all workers, regardless of whether they have paid a fee or not.