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2277
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2277
BY
WAHLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
rights
of
employees
and
requirements
of
1
employers
with
respect
to
labor
union
membership.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
731.1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
731.1
Right
to
join
union.
3
It
is
declared
to
be
the
policy
of
the
state
of
Iowa
that
no
4
person
within
its
boundaries
shall
be
deprived
of
the
right
to
5
work
at
the
person’s
chosen
occupation
for
any
employer
because
6
of
membership
in,
or
affiliation
with,
withdrawal
or
expulsion
7
from,
or
refusal
to
join,
any
labor
union,
organization,
or
8
association,
and
any
contract
which
that
contravenes
this
9
policy
is
illegal
and
void.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
731.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
731.2
Refusal
to
employ
prohibited.
13
It
shall
be
unlawful
for
any
person,
firm,
association
,
or
14
corporation
to
refuse
or
deny
employment
to
any
person
because
15
of
membership
in,
or
affiliation
with,
or
resignation
or
16
withdrawal
from,
a
labor
union,
organization
,
or
association
,
17
or
because
of
refusal
to
join
or
affiliate
with
a
labor
union,
18
organization
or
association
.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
731.3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
20
follows:
21
731.3
Contracts
to
exclude
unlawful.
22
It
shall
be
unlawful
for
any
person,
firm,
association,
23
corporation
,
or
labor
organization
to
enter
into
any
24
understanding,
contract,
or
agreement,
whether
written
or
25
oral,
to
exclude
from
employment
members
of
a
labor
union,
26
organization
,
or
association
,
or
persons
who
do
not
belong
27
to,
or
who
refuse
to
join,
a
labor
union,
organization
or
28
association,
or
because
of
resignation
or
withdrawal
therefrom
.
29
Sec.
4.
REPEAL.
Sections
731.4
and
731.5,
Code
2026,
are
30
repealed.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
rights
of
employees
and
requirements
of
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employers
with
respect
to
labor
union
membership.
1
The
bill
strikes
a
prohibition
on
depriving
a
person
of
2
the
right
to
work
at
the
person’s
chosen
occupation
for
any
3
employer
because
of
withdrawal
or
expulsion
from,
or
refusal
to
4
join,
any
labor
union,
organization,
or
association.
5
The
bill
strikes
a
prohibition
on
a
person,
firm,
6
association,
or
corporation
refusing
or
denying
employment
7
to
any
person
because
of
resignation
or
withdrawal
from,
or
8
refusal
to
join
or
affiliate
with,
a
labor
union,
organization,
9
or
association.
10
The
bill
strikes
a
prohibition
on
a
person,
firm,
11
association,
corporation,
or
labor
organization
entering
into
12
any
understanding,
contract,
or
agreement
to
exclude
from
13
employment
persons
who
do
not
belong
to,
or
who
refuse
to
join,
14
a
labor
union,
organization,
or
association,
or
who
resign
or
15
withdraw
from
a
labor
union,
organization,
or
association.
16
The
bill
strikes
a
prohibition
on
a
person,
firm,
17
association,
labor
organization,
corporation,
or
political
18
subdivision,
as
a
prerequisite
to
or
a
condition
of
employment,
19
requiring
a
person
to
pay
dues,
charges,
fees,
contributions,
20
fines,
or
assessments
to
any
labor
union,
labor
association,
21
or
labor
organization.
22
The
bill
strikes
a
prohibition
on
a
person,
firm,
23
association,
labor
organization,
or
corporation
deducting
24
labor
organization
dues,
charges,
fees,
contributions,
25
fines
or
assessments
from
an
employee’s
earnings,
wages,
or
26
compensation,
unless
the
employer
has
first
been
presented
with
27
an
order
signed
by
the
employee
meeting
certain
requirements.
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