Sabotaging
Nevada's Right to Work Law
Assembly Bill
69
Would permit worksite
contracts requiring employees who are NOT union members to pay
the equivalent of union membership fees to the union for
representation.
During the 2003
Legislature, Assembly Democrats made a major push for this
bill. At the time, an NPRI commentary said they were
Waaay Out of Touch .
From the Las
Vegas Chamber of Commerce's
March 14 GOAL Update:
Currently, Nevada's
Supreme Court has ruled that Nevada's right to work statutes
prohibit requiring an employee who chooses NOT to join a union
from paying union fees. Additionally, Federal labor
regulations allow unions to collect payment from non-union
members in the event that the union represents the non-union
employee in a grievance case. Therefore, unions are already
able to recoup costs associated with representation. However,
Nevada's labor unions are seeking to further expand their
power by creating AGENCY SHOPS. In an Agency Shop, an employee
must pay a service fee to the union for representation in
order to keep their job. This fundamentally undermines our
Right to Work Laws and creates an incentive for employees to
join the union. After all, if they are paying a fee to the
union, why not join the union and at least have a vote in the
union? No employee should be compelled to pay a monthly fee to
get and keep their job.
This bill will erode
Nevada's right to work laws. The Chamber opposes AB 69.
To learn more about or join the
Las Vegas Chamber's GOAL program, contact the Chamber's
Government Affairs Department at 702-735-2460 or e-mail
mphillips@lvchamber.com.
