Answer to Question #145090 in Economics for Vehumisa

Question

The principal of employment at will is opposed to the doctrine that employees have a right

Answer 1

In U.S. labor law, at-will employment is an employer's ability to dismiss an employee for any reason (that is, without having to establish "just cause" for termination), and without warning, as long as the reason is not illegal (e.g. firing because of the employee's race, religion or sexuality). 

The right-to-work doctrine, originally established in the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) of 1935, gives employees the option to refrain from engaging in collective activity such as labor organizing and union representation.

So, the first doctrine is for employers, and the second is for employees.