It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, labor organization or corporation, or political subdivision, either directly or indirectly, or in any manner or by any means as a prerequisite to or a condition of employment to require any person to pay dues, charges, fees, contributions, fines or assessments to any labor union, labor association or labor organization.
Iowa Code § 731.4
Union dues as prerequisite to employment — prohibited
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Sweeney v. Pence (2014)
Most recently applied in International Union of Operating Engineers Local 370 v. Wasden (October 2016)
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §736A.4; C79, 81, §731.4]
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.