House Joint Resolution 1 - Introduced HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 BY FORRISTALL , PAULSEN , UPMEYER , S. OLSON , SODERBERG , HEATON , DRAKE , GARRETT , L. MILLER , RAYHONS , SHEETS , BYRNES , HIGHFILL , HUSEMAN , LOFGREN , ALONS , PETTENGILL , HAGENOW , SALMON , FISHER , BACON , KOESTER , LANDON , HESS , SCHULTZ , SHAW , STANERSON , BALTIMORE , VANDER LINDEN , FRY , HEIN , COSTELLO , ROGERS , BAUDLER , HANUSA , MOORE , WATTS , R. TAYLOR , HEARTSILL , GRASSLEY , JORGENSEN , GASSMAN , DOLECHECK , KLEIN , WINDSCHITL , WORTHAN , MAXWELL , SANDS , COWNIE , J. SMITH , DEYOE , KAUFMANN , and BRANDENBURG HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution 1 of the State of Iowa relating to the right to work. 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1578YH (5) 85 je/rj

H.J.R. 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 the State of Iowa is proposed: 2 The Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding 3 the following new sections to new Article XIII: 4 ARTICLE XIII. 5 LABOR UNION MEMBERSHIP. 6 Right to join union. SECTION 1. It is declared to be 7 the policy of the state of Iowa that no person within its 8 boundaries shall be deprived of the right to work at the 9 person’s chosen occupation for any employer because of 10 membership in, affiliation with, withdrawal or expulsion 11 from, or refusal to join, any labor union, organization, or 12 association, and any contract which contravenes this policy is 13 illegal and void. 14 Refusal to employ prohibited. SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful 15 for any person, firm, association, or corporation to refuse 16 or deny employment to any person because of membership in, or 17 affiliation with, or resignation or withdrawal from, a labor 18 union, organization, or association, or because of refusal 19 to join or affiliate with a labor union, organization, or 20 association. 21 Contracts to exclude unlawful. SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful 22 for any person, firm, association, corporation, or labor 23 organization to enter into any understanding, contract, or 24 agreement, whether written or oral, to exclude from employment 25 members of a labor union, organization, or association, or 26 persons who do not belong to, or who refuse to join, a labor 27 union, organization, or association, or because of resignation 28 or withdrawal therefrom. 29 Union dues as prerequisite to employment —— prohibited. SEC. 30 4. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, 31 labor organization, corporation, or political subdivision, 32 either directly or indirectly, or in any manner or by any means 33 as a prerequisite to or a condition of employment, to require 34 any person to pay dues, charges, fees, contributions, fines, 35 -1- LSB 1578YH (5) 85 je/rj 1/ 2

H.J.R. 1 or assessments to any labor union, labor association, or labor 1 organization. 2 Deducting dues from pay unlawful. SEC. 5. It shall be 3 unlawful for any person, firm, association, labor organization, 4 or corporation to deduct labor organization dues, charges, 5 fees, contributions, fines, or assessments from an employee’s 6 earnings, wages, or compensation, unless the employer has first 7 been presented with an individual written order therefor signed 8 by the employee, which written order shall be terminable at 9 any time by the employee giving at least thirty days’ written 10 notice of such termination to the employer. 11 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed 12 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred 13 to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general 14 election for members of the general assembly and the secretary 15 of state is directed to cause it to be published for three 16 consecutive months previous to the date of that election as 17 provided by law. 18 EXPLANATION 19 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 20 Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to labor union 21 membership. The joint resolution proposes incorporating 22 current Code sections 731.1 through 731.5 into the 23 constitution. The resolution provides that a person shall 24 not be deprived of the right to work for any employer because 25 of membership in, or refusal to join, a labor union. The 26 resolution also prohibits requiring the payment of union 27 dues or the deduction of union dues from a person’s pay as a 28 prerequisite for employment. 29 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next 30 general assembly for adoption a second time before being 31 submitted to the electorate for ratification. 32 -2- LSB 1578YH (5) 85 je/rj 2/ 2