by Chicago Lady on July 12th, 2011

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Is the Right to Work guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution?

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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on July 13th, 2011
I don't see how the Constitution could guarantee that right ChiLady. But I think we have a right to seek work. I can't believe we wouldn't! :)
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- Thanks, Rosie. Recently I read a few articles about varying perspectives from different countries. This one intrigued me.
  
  http://www.civilserviceindia.com/subject/Law/notes/fundamental-right-work.html
  
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- Thank you for the link ChiLady. I'll check it out. Happy Thursday! :)
  
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by More2Be on July 12th, 2011
For all such questions, I always recommend read The Constitution. It is not a difficult read. Why it has been pulled from public school curricula I do not know, but probably because the lib educrats do not like what it says in several places. Here it is.
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

Per my recollection nowhere does it get into the nitty gritty of whether or not one has a job. If you are referring to "right to work" as in "right to work laws", those laws are typically local in nature, such as in the individual states. What is not addressed in The Constitution is indeed left to the states. Right-to-work laws mean that you have the right to work without being beholden to a union; that joining a union cannot legally be held over one's head as a requirement for taking a job. Proponents of right-to-work laws often cite The Constitution's guarantees of freedom of association, derived from right to peaceably assemble as guaranteed by the First Amendment. The opposite of a right-to-work state is a closed-shop state.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-work_law
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- Thanks so much for sharing your insight. It has been too long since I've read the full Constitution with critical analytical intent although I do reference Constitutional Law occasionally in my work.
  
  I had just read this article and a few others like it, and thought I would just throw it out there and see what kinds of responses came in. I am very curious about perceptions and varied interpretations. I appreciate your time in responding! :-)
  
  http://www.civilserviceindia.com/subject/Law/notes/fundamental-right-work.html
  
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by dhhendon1 on July 12th, 2011
The question needs refinement. Are you asking if one is guaranteed a job? No! Do you have a right to work, assuming your are physically able, yes, but that says nothing about being paid for it nor does it say anything about the specific nature or location of it.
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- Thanks so much. I deliberately left it vague to invite various interpretations. I had recently read some articles along the lines of this, and it made me curious...
  
  http://www.civilserviceindia.com/subject/Law/notes/fundamental-right-work.html
  
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by Marguerite on July 14th, 2011
No, but I've heard that the Bible says, if you don't work, you don't eat. I think you have to right not to be discriminated against if you apply for a job, but you really aren't guaranteed you will get it.
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- Thanks for your thoughtful answer, Marguerite! :-)
  
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- Welcome! :))
  
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by Chris E on July 13th, 2011
No that why Frankin Roosevelt push for a second bill of rights.
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- Thanks so much for mentioning this. I searched google and found a book at Amazon: "The Second Bill of Rights: FDR's Unfinished Revolution and Why We Need it More Than Ever."
  
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