2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes Article 10 - Declaration of Policy as to Labor Organizations.

Article 10.

Declaration of Policy as to Labor Organizations.

§ 95‑78.  Declaration of public policy.

The right to live includes the right to work. The exercise of the right to work must be protected and maintained free from undue  restraints and coercion. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of North Carolina that the right of persons to work shall not be denied or abridged on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor union or labor organization or association. (1947, c. 328, s. 1.)

 

§ 95‑79.  Certain agreements declared illegal.

Any agreement or combination between any employer and any  labor union or labor organization whereby persons not members of such union or organization shall be denied the right to work for said employer, or whereby such membership is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer, or whereby any such union or organization acquires an employment monopoly in any enterprise, is hereby declared to be against the public policy and an illegal combination or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce in the State of North Carolina. (1947, c. 328, s. 2.)

 

§ 95‑80.  Membership in labor organization as condition of employment prohibited.

No person shall be required by an employer to become or remain a member of any labor union or labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer. (1947, c. 328, s. 3.)

 

§ 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. (1947, c. 328, s. 4.)

 

§ 95‑82.  Payment of dues as condition of employment prohibited.

No employer shall require any person, as a condition of employment or continuation of employment, to pay any dues, fees, or other charges of any kind to any labor union or labor organization. (1947, c. 328, s. 5.)

 

§ 95‑83.  Recovery of damages by persons denied employment.

Any person who may be denied employment or be deprived of  continuation of his employment in violation of G.S. 95‑80, 95‑81 and 95‑82 or of one or more of such sections, shall be entitled to recover from such employer and from any other person, firm, corporation, or association acting in concert with him by appropriate action in the courts of this State such damages as he may have sustained by reason of such denial or deprivation of employment. (1947, c. 328, s. 6.)

 

§ 95‑84.  Application of Article.

The provisions of this Article shall not apply to any lawful contract in force on the effective date hereof but they shall apply in all respects to contracts entered into thereafter and to any renewal or extension of any existing contract. (1947, c. 328, s. 7.)