The right to live includes the right to work. The exercise of the right to work must be protected and maintained free from undue restraints and coercion. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of North Carolina that the right of persons to work shall not be denied or abridged on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor union or labor organization or association.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-78
Declaration of public policy
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State Ex Rel. Public Disclosure Comm. v. Wea (2006)
Most recently applied in 156 Wash. 2d 543 - State ex rel. Public Disclosure Commission v. Washington Education Ass'n (March 2006)
1947, c. 328, s. 1.
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