North Carolina § 95-81 - Nonmembership as condition of employment prohibited.
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§ 95-81. Nonmembership as condition of employment prohibited.
No person shall be required by an employer to abstain or refrain from membership in any labor union or labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment. History (1947, c. 328, s. 4.) Legal Periodicals. - For note on federal preemption of state damage remedies for discharge, see 53 N.C.L. Rev. 571 (1974). For note, "Application of Right-to-Work Laws in Multistate Workforce Situations," see 55 N.C.L. Rev. 685 (1977). For comment on public employee bargaining in North Carolina, see 59 N.C.L. Rev. 214 (1980).
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Section 95-81 ("Nonmembership as condition of employment prohibited.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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