right-to-work law

In the U.S., any state law forbidding various union-security measures, particularly the union shop, under which workers are required to join a union within a specified time after they begin employment. Supporters of such laws maintain that they are more equitable because they allow a person to choose whether or not to join a labour union. Opponents contend that the name right-to-work law is misleading because such laws do not guarantee employment to anyone. On the contrary, they maintain that such laws tend to reduce workers' job security by weakening the bargaining power of unions.

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Crime of inflicting physical or emotional injury on a child. The term can denote the use of inordinate physical violence or verbal abuse; the failure to furnish proper shelter, nourishment, medical treatment, or emotional support; incest, rape, or other instances of sexual molestation; and the making of child pornography. Child abuse can cause serious harm to its victims. Estimates of the numbers of children who suffer physical abuse or neglect by parents or guardians range from about 1 percent of all children to about 15 percent, and figures are far higher if emotional abuse and neglect are included. In many cases, the abuser himself suffered abuse as a child. When abuse results in death, evidence of child abuse or battered-child syndrome (e.g., broken bones and lesions, either healed or active) is often used to establish that death was not accidental.

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City (pop., 2003 est.: 1,386,372), west-central Honshu, Japan. It is situated northeast of Omacrsaka, and together with Kōbe it is part of a major urban-industrial region. The centre of Japanese culture and Japanese Buddhism, Kyōto (“Capital City”) was the capital of Japan and the site of the imperial family residence for more than 1,000 years (794–1868). The modern city has venues that present Nōh theatre and Kabuki. It is a manufacturing centre, and many small workshops produce textiles and porcelain; tourism is also important. Buddhist temples, Shintō shrines, and other historic buildings are found throughout the city and surrounding area; 17 of these were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994. Its educational institutions include Kyōto University (founded 1897) and Dōshisha University (1875).

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• SS-1 "Scunner" (R-1) and "Scud" (R-11/R-300)
• SS-2 "Sibling" (R-2)
• SS-3 "Shyster" (R-5/R-5M)
• SS-4 "Sandal" (R-12)
• SS-5 "Skean" (R-14)
• SS-6 "Sapwood" (R-7)
• SS-7 "Saddler" (R-16)
• SS-8 "Sasin" (R-9/R-9A)
• SS-9 "Scarp" (R-36)
• SS-10 "Scrag" (GR-1)
• SS-11 "Sego" (UR-100)
• SS-12 "Scaleboard" (9M76)
• SS-13 "Savage" (RT-2)
• SS-14 "Scapegoat" and "Scamp" (RT-15)
• SS-15 "Scrooge" (RT-20)
• SS-16 "Sinner" (15Zh42)
• SS-17 "Spanker" (MR-UR-100)
• SS-18 "Satan" (R-36M)
• SS-19 "Stiletto" (UR-100N)
• SS-20 "Saber" (RT-21M/15Zh45)
• SS-21 "Scarab" (9M79)
• SS-22 "Scaleboard" (9M76)
• SS-23 "Spider" (9M714)
• SS-24 "Scalpel" (RT-23)
• SS-25 "Sickle" (RT-2PM)
• SS-26 "Stone"
• SS-27 "STALIN" (RT-2UTTH)(Topol-M)
• SS-X-28 "Saber" (15Zh53)

NATO reporting name for SS-N series naval surface-to-surface missiles (fired from ships and submarines), with Soviet designations:

• SS-N-1 "Scrubber" (P-1)
• SS-N-2 "Styx" (4K40/4K51)
• SS-N-3 "Sepal" (R-35/4K44/3M44) and "Shaddock" (4K95)
• SS-N-4 (R-13)
• SS-N-5 "Sark" (R-21)
• SS-N-6 "Serb" (R-27)
• SS-N-7 "Starbright" (4M66)
• SS-N-8 "Sawfly" (R-29)
• SS-N-9 "Siren" (4K85)
• SS-NX-10
• SS-NX-11
• SS-N-12 "Sandbox" (4K77/4K80)
• SS-NX-13 (R-27K)
• SS-N-14 "Silex" (83R/84R/85R)
• SS-N-15 "Starfish" (82R)
• SS-N-16 "Stallion" (86R/88R)
• SS-N-17 "Snipe" (R-31)
• SS-N-18 "Stingray" (R-29R)
• SS-N-19 "Shipwreck" (3M45)
• SS-N-20 "Sturgeon" (R-29)
• SS-N-21 "Sampson" (RK-55)
• SS-N-22 "Sunburn" (3M80)
• SS-N-23 "Skiff" (R-29RM)
• SS-N-24 "Scorpion" (3M25)
• SS-N-25 "Switchblade" (3M24)
• SS-N-26 (3M55)
• SS-N-27 "Sizzler"(3M54)
• SS-NX-28 (R-39)
• SS-N-29 (89R)
• SS-NX-30 (3M14)

See also: NATO reporting name