States with 'right-to-work' laws

POSTED: 09:42 AM MST Dec 11, 2012 UPDATED: 12:29 PM MST Dec 11, 2012

Twenty-three states already have "right-to-work" laws on the books. Is yours one of them?

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Michigan lawmakers passed two controversial "right-to-work" bills Tuesday aimed at organized labor, sending them to the governor for his signature. Here are the 23 other states that already have such laws on the books, and when they were adopted.

Right-to-work protests — Michigan lawmakers passed two controversial "right-to-work" bills Tuesday aimed at organized labor, sending them to the governor for his signature. Here are the 23 other states that already have such laws on the books, and when they were adopted.

Alabama Gulf Shore beach, Gulf of Mexico — Alabama -- Adopted by statute in 1953

Sedona, Arizona mountains — Arizona -- Adopted by statute in 1947, and approved by voters in 1946, 1948 and 1952

Right to Work - Arkansas — Arkansas -- Adopted by statute in 1947, approved by voters in 1944 and 1976

Bahia Honda State Park, Florida — Florida -- Adopted by statute in 1943 and approved by voters in 1944

Right to Work - Georgia — Georgia -- Adopted by statute in 1947

Right to Work - Guam — Guam -- Adopted by statute in 2000

Right to Work - Idaho — Idaho -- Adopted by statute in 1985 and approved by voters in 1986

Right to Work - Indiana — Indiana -- Adopted by statute in 2012

Right to Work - Iowa — Iowa -- Adopted by statute in 1947

Right to Work - Kansas — Kansas - Adopted by statute in 1975

Right to Work - Louisiana — Louisiana -- Adopted by statute in 1954

Right to Work - Mississippi — Mississippi -- Adopted by statute in 1954 and passed by voters in 1960

Right to Work - Nebraska — Nebraska -- Passed by voters in 1946 and adopted by statute in 1947

Las Vegas strip at night — Nevada -- Adopted by statute in 1951

Right to Work - North Carolina — North Carolina -- Adopted by statute in 1947

Right to Work - North Dakota — North Dakota -- Passed by statute in 1947 and again by voters in 1948

Right to Work - Oklahoma — Oklahoma -- Adopted by statute in 2003 after voters said no in 1964

South Carolina beach, kites, Hilton Head — South Carolina -- Adopted by statute in 1954

Right to Work - South Dakota — South Dakota -- Adopted by statute in 1945, and passed by voters in 1948

Right to Work - Tennessee — Tennessee -- Passed by statute in 1947

Lubbock — Texas -- Passed by statute in 1947

Zion National Park, Utah — Utah -- Adopted by statute in 1955

Right to Work - Virginia — Virginia -- Adopted by statute in 1947

Right to Work - Wyoming — Wyoming -- Adopted by statute in 1963

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