To download a free quad-fold brochure about your right to opt out of certain union dues or fees, click here (pdf).
Question: How do I cut off the use of my dues for politics and other nonbargaining activities?
[NOTE: You must be a non-member to avail yourself of the rights discussed on this page. If you are currently a member of the union, you must first become a non-member and then object in order to receive your dues rebate or reduction. To learn how to become a non-member, click here.]
Question: How do I cut off the use of my dues for politics and other nonbargaining activities?
[NOTE: You must be a non-member to avail yourself of the rights discussed on this page. If you are currently a member of the union, you must first become a non-member and then object in order to receive your dues rebate or reduction. To learn how to become a non-member, click here.]
Answer: If you work in a Right to Work state, you not only have the right to refrain from becoming a union member, you cannot be required to pay dues or an agency fee to the union unless you choose to join the union.
If you wish to see a list of the 22 Right to Work States, click here.
Question: Can I be required to be a union member or pay dues to a union?
Answer: You may not be required to be a union member. But, if you do not work in a Right to Work state, you may be required to pay union fees.
Employment relations for almost all private sector employees (other than those in the airline and railroad industries) are covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Under the NLRA, you cannot be required to be a member of a union or pay it any monies as a condition of employment unless the collective bargaining agreement between your employer and your union contains a provision requiring all employees to either join the union or pay union fees.
« Prev | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4THE FIRST AMENDMENT, FEDERAL LABOR LAWS AND COMPULSORY UNION FEES-- The purpose of this guide is to help employees who have religious objections to joining or financially supporting a labor union understand their rights under Title VII. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has funded a great deal of litigation which established employee rights under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act.
REMARKS
by Raymond J. LaJeunesse, Jr.
Staff Attorney, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
at
1998 Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention
Labor & Employment Law Practice Group Panel
"The Future of Unions in the Next Century"
November 12, 1998
Despite popular belief, and contrary to some figures that may indicate otherwise, the decline of organized labor in the United States is a myth.
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