Bill Summary for S 587 (2023-2024)

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Apr 5 2023

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Senate Bill 587 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 4, 2023
AN ACT REPEALING LAWS THAT LIMIT LABOR ORGANIZING IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Intro. by Applewhite, Smith.

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Repeals laws limiting labor organizing throughout GS Chapter 95. Lifts restrictions on public employees through repeal of GS Chapter 95, Article 12, which prohibits contracts between units of government and labor and trade unions in GS 95-98 and strikes by public employees in GS 95-98.1. Amends Article 10 of GS Chapter 95 to lift limitations on labor organizing by repealing GS 95-79, which contains right-to-work and agricultural contract provisions, GS 95-80, which prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to be a member of a labor union as a condition of employment, and GS 95-82, which prohibits an employer to require an employee to pay dues to a labor union as a condition of employment. Makes conforming and clarifying changes throughout Article 10.