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We at the National Right to Work Committee are fighting at many levels to protect America's working men and women's right to decide for themselves whether or not a union deserves their financial support.
Whether it be in the state and federal legislatures, the courts, or hearing rooms at the FEC or the NLRB, we fight to ensure that workers join unions because they want to – not out of fear or federal mandate.
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Alabama is a Right to Work State. Employees who work in Alabama, except on federal property or for a railway or airline, have a right to resign from union membership and not pay union dues or fees. If you are an employee in Alabama and have legal questions regarding your union membership, click here to learn about your rights.
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Alabama Right to Work News
» Call Him 'Brad "Nowhere to Flee" Sherman'
August 6, 2008 - Launch of Right to Work Repeal Tips Big Labor's Hand For 2009 (PDF viewer required to view this document)
» Families Flee Compulsory-Unionism States
May 26, 2008 - 'Right to Work States Are Simply Better For Raising Children' (PDF viewer required to view this document)
» Committee PAC Aids Pro-Right to Work Candidates
April 7, 2008 - Union Bosses Have Already Begun Their Federal Electoral Assault (PDF viewer required to view this document)
» Right to Work States Excel in Manufacturing
August 20, 2007 - Since 2000, Output Growth More Than Triple Forced-Dues States' (PDF viewer required to view this document)
» House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the National Right to Work Act
September 8, 2005 - Earlier today, the House Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs held hearings on the National Right to Work Act (H.R. 500/S. 370) -- a bill designed to end forced unionism nationwide.
Alabama Congressional Representatives
Contact your Alabama Congressmen to voice your support for Right to Work! We need help from grassroots supporters like you to protect workers' rights and to stop Big Labor's rampant abuses. If you don't know your Alabama Congressional District, enter your ZIP Code and your ZIP+4 extension below to look it up:
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Alabama Right to Work Law
§ 25-7-30. Declaration of policy.
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of Alabama 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. (Enacted August 28, 1953.)
§ 25.7-31. Agreement or combination to deny right to work on account of membership or nonmembership in labor union, etc., prohibited.
Any agreement or combination between any employer and any labor union or labor organization whereby persons not members of such union or organizations hall 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 public policy and an illegal combination or conspiracy. (Enacted August 28, 1953.)
§ 25-7-32. Employers not to require union membership as condition of employment, etc.
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 employ- ment. (Enacted August 28, 1953.)
§ 25-7-33. Employers not to require abstention from union membership as condition of employment, etc.
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. (Enacted August 28, 1953.)
§ 25-7-34. Employer not to require payment of union dues, etc., as condition of employment, etc.
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. (Enacted August 28, 1953.)
§ 25-7-35. Right of action for damages for denial of employment in violation of provisions of article.
Any person who may be denied employment or be deprived of continuation of his employment in violation of sections 25-7-32, 25-7-33 or 25-7-34 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. (Enacted August 28, 1953.)
NOTE: State laws are in a constant state of flux. Before relying on the text of any state Right to Work statute, you should check the most recent edition of your state laws.