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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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Wyoming News & Legislation
Right to Work State
Wyoming is a Right to Work State. Employees who work in Wyoming, 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 Wyoming and have legal questions regarding your union membership, click here to learn about your rights.
Wyoming 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)
» U. S. Representative Barbara Cubin Cosponsors Forced-Dues Repeal Bill
October 17, 2005 - Standing up for workers' freedom of choice, on October 17, 2005 Wyoming Rep. Barbara Cubin (R) signed on as a cosponsor to forced dues repeal legislation in the U. S. House of Representatives known as the National Right to Work Act.
» 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.
Wyoming Congressional Representatives
Contact your Wyoming 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 Wyoming Congressional District, enter your ZIP Code and your ZIP+4 extension below to look it up:
| House | District | Name | Contact / Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | S1 | Sen. Craig Thomas (R) | Contact / Website |
| Senate | S2 | Sen. Michael B. Enzi (R) | Contact / Website |
| House | 00 | Rep. Barbara Cubin (R) | Contact / Website |
Wyoming Right to Work Law
Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 27-7-108. through 115.
§ 27-2-108. Right to work; definitions.
(a) The term "labor organization" means any organization, or any agency or employee representation committee, plan or arrangement, 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 conditions of work.
(b) The term "person" shall include a corporation, association, company, firm or labor organization, as well as a natural person. (Enacted 1963.)
§ 27-7-109. Right to work; membership in labor organization not required.
No person is required to become or remain a member of any labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment. (Enacted 1963.)
§ 27-7-110. Right to work; abstention from membership in labor organization not required.
No person is required to abstain or refrain from membership in any labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment. (Enacted 1963.)
§ 27-7-111. Right to work; payment or nonpayment of dues not required.
No person is required to pay or refrain from paying any dues, fees, or other charges of any kind to any labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment. (Enacted 1963.)
§ 27-7-112. Right to work; connection with or approval by labor organization not required.
No person is required to have any connection with, or be recommended or approved by, or be cleared through, any labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment. (Enacted 1963.)
§ 27-7-113. Right to work; misdemeanor to impose or try to impose prohibited requirements; civil liability.
Any person who directly or indirectly places upon any other person any requirement or compulsion prohibited by this act [ §§ 27-7-108 through 27-7-115], or who makes any agreement written or oral, express or implied, to do so, or who engages in any lockout, layoff, strike, work stoppage, slow down, picketing, boycott or other action or conduct, a purpose or effect of which is to impose upon any person, directly or indirectly, any requirement or compulsion prohibited by this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall also be liable in damages to any person injured thereby. (Enacted 1963.)
§ 27-7-114. Right to work; injunction against prohibited conduct.
Any person injured or threatened with injury by any action or conduct prohibited by this act [§§ 27-7-108 through 27-7-115] shall, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, be entitled to injunctive relief therefrom. (Enacted 1963.)
§ 27-7-115. Right to work; penalties.
Any person convicted of a misdemeanor, as defined in this act [§§ 27-7-108 through 27-7-115], shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or both. (Enacted 1963.)
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.