It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association of any kind to deny or attempt to deny employment to any person by reason of the person's membership in, affiliation with, resignation from, or refusal to join or affiliate with any labor union or employee organization of any kind.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-1-201
Denial of employment because of affiliation or nonaffiliation with labor union or employee organization
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Lee v. National Labor Relations Board (2003)
Most recently applied in 156 Wash. 2d 543 - State ex rel. Public Disclosure Commission v. Washington Education Ass'n (March 2006)
Acts 1947, ch. 36, § 1; C
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