West Virginia News & Legislation

Forced-Unionism State

West Virginia is a Forced-Unionism State. If you are an employee in West Virginia and have legal questions regarding your union membership, click here to learn about your rights.

West Virginia 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)

» WV Being Left Behind Without Right to Work

May 24, 2007 - Letter to the Editor: The Intelligencer/Wheeling News Register (PDF viewer required to view this document)

West Virginia Congressional Representatives

Contact your West Virginia 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 West Virginia Congressional District, enter your ZIP Code and your ZIP+4 extension below to look it up:

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House District Name Contact / Website
Senate S2 Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D) Contact / Website
House 01 Rep. Alan B Mollohan (D) Contact / Website
House 02 Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R) Contact / Website
House 03 Rep. Nick Rahall (D) Contact / Website

West Virginia Legislative Alerts

The table below lists the bills the Committee is currently monitoring in the West Virginia 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 West Virginia legislature by clicking on the "Text / Status" link.

BillPositionDescriptionStatus
WV HB 2165 Oppose Gives unions state employee's home address WV Legislature
WV HB 2346 Oppose Places a Gag Order on Employers During a Unionization Drive WV Legislature
WV HB 2408 Support Right to Work Bill WV Legislature
WV HB 2433 Oppose Public Sector Monopoly Bargaining WV Legislature
WV HB 2460 Support Bans Project Labor Agreements WV Legislature
WV HB 2811 Oppose Police and Firefighter Monopoly Bargaining and Card Check WV Legislature
WV HB 3010 Oppose Public Sector Monopoly Bargaining for Teachers WV Legislature
WV SB 503 Oppose Places a Gag Order on Employers During a Unionization Drive WV Legislature
WV SB 535 Oppose Places a Gag Order on Employers During a Unionization Drive WV Legislature