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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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Kansas News & Legislation
Right to Work State
Kansas is a Right to Work State. Employees who work in Kansas, 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 Kansas and have legal questions regarding your union membership, click here to learn about your rights.
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- Kansas Right to Work Law
Kansas Right to Work News
» 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.
» Right to Work States Best For Employees
July 1, 2005 - Forbes Survey Shows Compulsory-Unionism States Aren't Keeping Up (PDF viewer required to view this document)
Kansas Congressional Representatives
Contact your Kansas 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 Kansas Congressional District, enter your ZIP Code and your ZIP+4 extension below to look it up:
Kansas Legislative Alerts
The table below lists the bills the Committee is currently monitoring in the Kansas legislatures. The Committee supports the passage of the bills highlighted in yellow. You can obtain up-to-the-minute information and learn about any bill directly from the Kansas legislature by clicking on the "Text / Status" link.
| Bill | Position | Description | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS | HB | 2573 | Oppose | local & county PSMB approval by referendum | KS Legislature |
| KS | SB | 264 | Oppose | Right to Work Repeal | KS Legislature |
Kansas Right to Work Law
Kan. Const. art. 15, § 12
§ 12. Membership or nonmembership in labor organizations. No person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of membership or nonmembership in any labor organization, nor shall the state or any subdivision thereof, or any individual, corporation, or any kind of association enter into any agreement, written or oral, which excludes any person from employment or continuation of employment because of membership or nonmembership in any labor organization. (Adopted November 4, 1958.)
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-831
RIGHT TO WORK AMENDMENT
§ 44-831. Violations of right to work amendment; civil action for damages; attorneys' fees as costs, exception; limitation of actions. Any person who is aggrieved by any violation of the provisions of section 12 of article 15 of the constitution of the state of Kansas shall have a cause of action against the person committing such violation for the actual damages sustained by the aggrieved person. In any such action, if the prevailing party recovers damages, the court shall award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party, to be taxed as part of the costs of such action, except that when a tender has been made by the adverse party prior to the trial of such action on its merits, and the amount recovered is not in excess of such tender, no such costs shall be allowed.
Any action authorized by this section shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action shall have accrued. (Enacted 1975.)
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.