Tennessee § 50-1-204 - Prohibition against execution of an agreement with union or employee organization that includes maintenance of membership clause.
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§ 50-1-204. Prohibition against execution of an agreement with union or employee organization that includes maintenance of membership clause.
It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association of any kind operating in this state to execute an agreement with a union or employee organization of any kind that includes a maintenance of membership clause prohibiting employees from withdrawing from a union or employee organization prior to the agreement's expiration. This section shall not apply to a city, town, municipality or county, including a county having a metropolitan form of government. Acts 2011, ch. 178, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Former § 50-1-204 (Acts 1947, ch. 36, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 11366.6 (Williams, § 11412.12); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 50-212; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 111), concerning penalties for violations of this part, was transferred to § 50-1-205 by Acts 2011, ch. 178, § 1, effective May 5, 2011. Acts 2011, ch. 178, § 3, provided that the act, which enacted this section, shall apply to agreements entered into on or after May 5, 2011. For the preamble to the act concerning the state of Tennessee being a right to work state, please refer to Acts 2011, ch. 178.
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Section 50-1-204 ("Prohibition against execution of an agreement with union or employee organization that includes maintenance of membership clause.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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