While this sense of a right to work is not our primary focus here (it is more a legal question than a philosophical one), we can consider the soundness of this reasoning. Should new employees be required to join a union when they enter a unionized workplace? The "free rider" argument is to be based on a reasonable understanding of fairness. If one receives benefits from a process that entails costs, it seems only fair that you share the costs. Especially if there is evidence that workers would receive lower wages and benefits without the union, man¬datory union membership allocates the benefits and burdens of union member¬ship in a fair and equal manner.