Sentence examples for opted out of joining from inspiring English sources

The Danes and the British opted out of joining the single currency.

PAGE 3 THE ARTFUL CODGER When Margaret Drabble recently announced that she was retiring from her long literary career, she opted out of joining a swelling cohort of writers that continue producing work well into their seventh and eight decades.

In many southern and western states they face "right to work" laws, which allow workers to opt out of joining.

According to the bureau, 16.3 million workers are represented by unions, some 1.5 million more than the total membership, indicating that many workers opt out of joining the unions that represent them at their workplaces.

Should it promote teachers on the basis of seniority?" In one changed circumstance since the 1977 Abood ruling, the court's conservative majority showed little concern about the "great responsibilities" and significant expenditures unions face in bargaining for workers, even those who opt out of joining.

Backing the teachers' union in the case, Verrilli pressed the court's conservative members to justify their apparent move toward overturning a unanimous 1977 supreme court decision, Abood v Detroit Board of Education, that upheld a requirement that public school teachers pay union fees, even when they opt out of joining the union.

But the Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that states could opt out of joining the Medicaid expansion and the extra federal money that came with it.

Telling your kids you plan to drug test them on an ongoing basis gives them a ready-made excuse to opt out of joining in with friends in a peer pressure scenario, he added.

More than half, 61percentt, say they would vote or leans towards voting for Rauner's proposal that gives workers the option to opt out of joining a union without putting his or her job at risk; one-third of voters say they would oppose or leans towards opposing right-to-work laws.

Mr. Kerry opted out of taxpayer financing this year, joining Dr. Dean and President Bush.

Andre Iguodala had a much better year with the Denver Nuggets, but his team didn't make it past the first round and he opted out of his contract to join the suddenly ascendent Golden State Warriors.