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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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North Dakota News & Legislation
Right to Work State
North Dakota is a Right to Work State. Employees who work in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota and have legal questions regarding your union membership, click here to learn about your rights.
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- North Dakota Congressional Representatives
- North Dakota Legislative Alerts
- North Dakota Right to Work Law
North Dakota 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)
» North Dakota Teacher Union Monopoly Under Fire
April 12, 2007 - Right to Work Allies Eager to Build on State High Court Victory (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.
North Dakota Congressional Representatives
Contact your North Dakota 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 North Dakota Congressional District, enter your ZIP Code and your ZIP+4 extension below to look it up:
| House | District | Name | Contact / Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | S1 | Sen. Kent Conrad (D) | Contact / Website |
| Senate | S2 | Sen. ByronL. Dorgan (D) | Contact / Website |
| House | 00 | Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D) | Contact / Website |
North Dakota Legislative Alerts
The table below lists the bills the Committee is currently monitoring in the North Dakota 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 North Dakota legislature by clicking on the "Text / Status" link.
| Bill | Position | Description | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND | SB | 2267 | Support | Right to Work for Public Employees | ND Legislature |
North Dakota Right to Work Law
N.D. Cent. Code §§ 34.01.14 - 14.1.
§ 34-01-14. Right to work not to be abridged by membership or nonmembership in labor union. The right of persons to work may not be denied or abridged on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor union or labor organization, and all contracts in negation or abrogation of such rights are hereby declared to be invalid, void, and unenforceable. (Adopted at Special Election June 29, 1948.)
§ 34-01-14.1. Collection of actual representation expenses from nonunion employees. As used in this section, "actual representation expenses" are only those actual expenses which are sustained by a labor union or labor organization in processing any grievance of a nonunion employee. For grievances arising from actions occurring while an employee was a member of a bargaining unit of a management entity with which a labor union or labor organization has a contract, but while that employee was not a member of that union or organization, that labor union or labor organization shall collect actual representation expenses from that nonunion employee. Actual representation expenses may be assessed only in instances in which a nonunion employee has specifically requested in writing to use representation by the labor union or labor organization. A nonunion employee may not be compelled to pay any expenses incurred by a labor union or labor organization in the course of general contract negotiations or collective bargaining. An assessment under this section is not an abridgement of any rights guaranteed under section 34-01-14. This section does not abridge or in any way interfere with rights guaranteed employees generally under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 [29 U.S.C. 401 et seq.]. (Enacted 1987.)
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.