Denial or abridgement of the right to work; repeals certain provisions of the Code.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on what will happen after the rules are removed, nor does it specify how current union agreements or contracts might be affected.

Repealing Rules About Working for Employers

This bill removes certain rules in Virginia's laws that prevent employers from making union membership a requirement for jobs and stop unions from having exclusive control over hiring.

What This Bill Does

• Removes parts of the Code of Virginia that say employers cannot make joining a labor union a condition to get or keep a job.
• Gets rid of rules that ban agreements between employers and unions where non-union workers are not allowed to work for the employer.

Who It Names or Affects

• Employers who have contracts with labor unions or organizations.
• Labor unions and organizations that make agreements about employment conditions.
• Workers who are not members of a union but want to work for an employer with union rules.

Terms To Know

Repeal

To cancel or remove laws from the books.

Labor Union

A group of workers who join together to negotiate better working conditions and wages with employers.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what will happen after these rules are removed.
• It is unclear how the removal of these laws might affect current union agreements or contracts.

Official Summary Text

Denial or abridgement of the right to work; repeal.
Repeals the provisions of the Code of Virginia that, among other things, prohibit any agreement or combination between an employer and a labor union or labor organization whereby (i) nonmembers of the union or organization are denied the right to work for the employer, (ii) membership in the union or organization is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer, or (iii) the union or organization acquires an employment monopoly in any such enterprise.

Current Bill Text

A BILL to repeal Article 3 (§§
40.1-58
through
40.1-69
) of Chapter 4 of Title 40.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the denial or abridgement of the right to work; repeal.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That Article 3 (§§
40.1-58
through
40.1-69
) of Chapter 4 of Title 40.1 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.