Individual’s right to refrain from affiliating with a labor organization
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Patrick Morrisey and The State of West Virginia v. West Virginia AFL-CIO (2017)
Most recently applied in Patrick Morrisey and The State of West Virginia v. West Virginia AFL-CIO (September 2017)
A person may not be required, as a condition or continuation of employment, to:
(1) Become or remain a member of a labor organization;
(2) Pay any dues, fees, assessments or other similar charges, however denominated, of any kind or amount to any labor organization; or
(3) Pay any charity or third party, in lieu of those payments, any amount that is equivalent to or a pro rata portion of dues, fees, assessments or other charges required of members of a labor organization.
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.