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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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Nevada News & Legislation
Right to Work State
Nevada is a Right to Work State. Employees who work in Nevada, 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 Nevada and have legal questions regarding your union membership, click here to learn about your rights.
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Nevada 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)
Nevada Congressional Representatives
Contact your Nevada 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 Nevada Congressional District, enter your ZIP Code and your ZIP+4 extension below to look it up:
Nevada Legislative Alerts
The table below lists the bills the Committee is currently monitoring in the Nevada 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 Nevada legislature by clicking on the "Text / Status" link.
| Bill | Position | Description | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NV | AB | 515 | Oppose | Public Sector Monopoly Bargaining for employees of judges and justices of the peace | NV Legislature |
| NV | AB | 601 | Oppose | Public Sector Monopoly Bargaining w/forced dues | NV Legislature |
| NV | SB | 428 | Oppose | Public Sector Monopoly Bargaining | NV Legislature |
Nevada Right to Work Law
Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 613.230, 613.250 through 613.300
RIGHT TO WORK
§ 613.230. "Labor organization" defined.
As used in NRS 613.230 to 613.300, inclusive, the term "labor organization" means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or other conditions of employment. (Adopted November 4, 1952)
§ 613.250. Agreements prohibiting employment because of nonmembership in labor organization prohibited.
No person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of nonmembership in a labor organization, or shall the state, or any subdivision thereof or any corporation, individual or association of any kind enter into any agreement, written or oral, which excludes any person from employment or continuation of employment because of nonmembership in a labor organization. (Adopted at General Election 1952.)
§ 613.260. Certain contracts declared illegal and void.
Any act or any provision in any agreement which is in violation of NRS 613.230 to 613.300, inclusive, shall be illegal and void. Any strike or picketing to force or induce any employer to make an agreement in writing or orally in violation of NRS 613.230 to 613.300, inclusive, shall be for an illegal purpose. (Adopted at General Election 1952.)
§ 613.270. Compelling person to join a labor organization or to strike against his will or to leave his employment prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any employee, labor organization, or officer, agent or member thereof to compel or attempt to compel any person to join any labor organization or to strike against his will or to leave his employment by any threatened or actual interference with his person, immediate family or property. (Adopted at General Election 1952.)
§ 613.280. Conspiracy.
Any combination or conspiracy by two or more persons to cause the discharge of any person or to cause him to be denied employment because he is not a member of a labor organization, by inducing or attempting to induce any other person to refuse to work with such person, shall be illegal. (Adopted at General Election 1952.)
§ 613.290. Liability for damages.
Any person who violates any provision of NRS 613.230 to 613.300, inclusive, or who enters into any agreement containing a provision declared illegal by NRS 613.230 to 613.300, inclusive, or who shall bring about the discharge or the denial of employment of any person because of nonmembership in a labor organization shall be liable to the person injured as a result of such act or provision and may be sued therefore, and in any such action any labor organization, subdivision or local thereof shall be held to be bound by the acts of its duly authorized agents acting within the scope of their authority and may sue or be sued in its common name. (Adopted at General Election 1952.)
§ 613.300. Injunctive relief.
Any person injured or threatened with injury by an act declared illegal by NRS 613.230 to 613.300, inclusive, shall notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, be entitled to injunctive relief therefrom. (Adopted at General Election 1952.)
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.