Quiz: 5 Questions to Test Your Knowledge of Iowa’s “Right to Work” Law

Approximately 50,000 workers rallied at the State Capitol in Des Moines on April 22, 1947, to protest an Iowa Legislature bill that would implement a right-to-work law in the state. The bill passed into law anyway and has been the law since. Courtesy Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO.

Last week, we dove into the history and future of Iowa’s “right to work” law. This week, we’re testing your knowledge with this new quiz!

</p> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>What does “right to work” actually mean?</h3> <ul> <li>Unions can’t require workers to pay dues</li> <li>You’re guaranteed a job if you want one</li> <li>You can’t be fired without cause</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>Iowa passed its right-to-work law in what year?</h3> <ul> <li>1947</li> <li>2002</li> <li>2015</li> <li>1962</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>True or false: Right-to-work states pay workers less than states without those laws.</h3> <ul> <li>True</li> <li>False</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>What’s the most a member of United Auto Workers might pay in dues?</h3> <ul> <li>The equivalent of 2.5 hours of work per month</li> <li>$10,000 per year</li> <li>10% of wages</li> <li>20% of wages</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>Which Midwestern state recently repealed its right to work law?</h3> <ul> <li>Michigan</li> <li>Indiana</li> <li>Missouri</li> <li>Ohio</li> </ul> </section> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>

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