It’s either pay the piper (Union) or not have a job
Yes, Right to Work states allow folks to opt out of the Union.
See bottom of this link for states;
A Right to Work law ensures that no one is forced to pay tribute to a union in order to get or keep a job. The National Right to Work Committee supports the enactment of additional state right to work laws until the federal sanction for compulsory unionism is eliminated. There are currently 22 Right to Work states.
To learn more about the Committee’s efforts in a particular state, click on that state in the map below.
Oh it’s been awhile since I was union. And that was only til I could find a different job with my employer that was non union. I think that I could opt out of the union but was still required to pay the portion that the union used to negotiate wages. The big bummer is, you don’t join the union you never get the seniority to move up the list during vacation call, no union absolutely no seniority. My guess would be that if you weren’t union you’d also be the first forced to do mandatory overtime since you’d be at the bottom of the seniority list. So I paid the dues when in jobs that require it and so does my daughter.