States with anti-union laws restricting collective bargaining rights: States with statutory restrictions on all workers' collective bargaining rights due to so-called right-to-work laws
State | Key | Right-to-work status |
---|---|---|
Alabama | 0 | RTW |
Alaska | 1 | Non-RTW |
Arizona | 0 | RTW |
Arkansas | 0 | RTW |
California | 1 | Non-RTW |
Colorado | 2 | Colorado |
Connecticut | 1 | Non-RTW |
Delaware | 1 | Non-RTW |
Florida | 0 | RTW |
Georgia | 0 | RTW |
Hawaii | 1 | Non-RTW |
Idaho | 0 | RTW |
Illinois | 1 | Non-RTW |
Indiana | 0 | RTW |
Iowa | 0 | RTW |
Kansas | 0 | RTW |
Kentucky | 0 | RTW |
Louisiana | 0 | RTW |
Maine | 1 | Non-RTW |
Maryland | 1 | Non-RTW |
Massachusetts | 1 | Non-RTW |
Michigan | 1 | Non-RTW |
Minnesota | 1 | Non-RTW |
Mississippi | 0 | RTW |
Missouri | 1 | Non-RTW |
Montana | 1 | Non-RTW |
Nebraska | 0 | RTW |
Nevada | 0 | RTW |
New Hampshire | 1 | Non-RTW |
New Jersey | 1 | Non-RTW |
New Mexico | 1 | Non-RTW |
New York | 1 | Non-RTW |
North Carolina | 0 | RTW |
North Dakota | 0 | RTW |
Ohio | 1 | Non-RTW |
Oklahoma | 0 | RTW |
Oregon | 1 | Non-RTW |
Pennsylvania | 1 | Non-RTW |
Rhode Island | 1 | Non-RTW |
South Carolina | 0 | RTW |
South Dakota | 0 | RTW |
Tennessee | 0 | RTW |
Texas | 0 | RTW |
Utah | 0 | RTW |
Vermont | 1 | Non-RTW |
Virginia | 0 | RTW |
Washington | 1 | Non-RTW |
Washington D.C. | 1 | Non-RTW |
West Virginia | 0 | RTW |
Wisconsin | 0 | RTW |
Wyoming | 0 | RTW |
Notes: Right-to-work status determined as of January 2025. Colorado prohibits unions and employers from negotiating over union security (as RTW states do) except in cases where a union has won a state-administered second election by a super-majority.
Source: Author's analysis of "Right-to-Work States," National Conference of State Legislatures.