Oklahoma News & Legislation

Right to Work State

Oklahoma is a Right to Work State. Employees who work in Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma and have legal questions regarding your union membership, click here to learn about your rights.

Oklahoma 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)

» Oklahoma Representative John Sullivan Cosponsors Forced-dues Repeal Bill

July 6, 2007 - Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Committee (NRTWC), speaking on behalf over 28,000 Oklahoma supporters of Right to Work, praised Oklahoma Rep. John Sullivan (R-Dist. 1), for his decision to sign on as a cosponsor of H.R. 697, the National Right to Work Act.

Oklahoma Congressional Representatives

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Oklahoma Right to Work Law

Okla. Const. art. XXIII

Okla. Const. art. 23, § 1A provides:

A. As used in this section, "labor organization" means any organization of any kind, or agency or employee representation committee or union, that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning wages, rates of pay, hours of work, other conditions of employment, or other forms of compensation.

B. No person shall be required, as a condition of employment or continuation of employment, to:

1. Resign or refrain from voluntary membership in, voluntary affiliation with, or voluntary financial support of a labor organization;

2. Become or remain a member of a labor organization;

3. Pay any dues, fees, assessments, or other charges of any kind or amount to a labor organization;

4. Pay to any charity or other third party, in lieu of such payments, any amount equivalent to or pro rata portion of dues, fees, assessments, or other charges regularly required of members of a labor organization; or

5. Be recommended, approved, referred, or cleared by or through a labor organization.

C. It shall be unlawful to deduct from the wages, earnings, or compensation of an employee any union dues, fees, assessments, or other charges to be held for, transferred to, or paid over to a labor organization unless the employee has first authorized such deduction.

D. The provisions of this section shall apply to all employment contracts entered into after the effective date of this section and shall apply to any renewal or extension of any existing contract.

E. Any person who directly or indirectly violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Oklahoma's Right to Work law went into effect on September 28, 2001. Union-employer contracts entered into before that date requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment remain legally enforceable until the collective bargaining agreements expire or are renewed or extended.)

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.