A contract that permits or requires the retention of part of an employee's compensation to pay dues or assessments on the employee's part to a labor union is void unless the employee delivers to the employer the employee's written consent to the retention of those sums.
Tex. Lab. Code § 101.004
CONTRACT FOR WITHHOLDING UNION DUES FROM EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION VOID WITHOUT EMPLOYEE'S CONSENT
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)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.