House Joint Resolution 2002 - Introduced HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2002 BY PAULSEN , LUKAN , ROBERTS , SANDS , DOLECHECK , S. OLSON , HELLAND , RANTS , SWEENEY , SCHULTE , STRUYK , WINDSCHITL , BAUDLER , HUSEMAN , ARNOLD , HORBACH , MAY , SCHULTZ , SORENSON , L. MILLER , FORRISTALL , HEATON , TJEPKES , UPMEYER , RAECKER , SODERBERG , RAYHONS , DRAKE , WATTS , DE BOEF , ALONS , TYMESON , GRASSLEY , DEYOE , PETTENGILL , WORTHAN , WAGNER , COWNIE , VAN ENGELENHOVEN , KAUFMANN , ANDERSON , HAGENOW , KOESTER , and CHAMBERS HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution 1 of the State of Iowa relating to labor union membership. 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5568YH (2) 83 ec/rj

H.J.R. 2002 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 7 be the policy of the state of Iowa that no person within 8 its boundaries shall be deprived of the right to work at 9 the person’s chosen occupation for any public or private 10 employer because of membership in, affiliation with, 11 withdrawal or expulsion from, or refusal to join, any labor 12 union, organization, or association, and any contract which 13 contravenes this policy is 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 public or private employment to any person because 17 of membership in, or affiliation with, or resignation or 18 withdrawal from, a labor union, organization, or association, 19 or because of refusal to join or affiliate with a labor union, 20 organization, or 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 public or 25 private employment members of a labor union, organization, or 26 association, or persons who do not belong to, or who refuse to 27 join, a labor union, organization, or association, or because 28 of resignation 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 33 means as a prerequisite to or a condition of public or private 34 employment, to require any person to pay dues, charges, fees, 35 -1- LSB 5568YH (2) 83 ec/rj 1/ 2

H.J.R. 2002 contributions, fines, or assessments to any labor union, labor 1 association, or labor 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 a public or 6 private employee’s earnings, wages, or compensation, unless the 7 public or private employer has first been presented with an 8 individual written order therefor signed by the employee, which 9 written order shall be terminable at any time by the employee 10 giving at least thirty days’ written notice of such termination 11 to the employer. 12 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed 13 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred 14 to the General Assembly to be chosen at the next general 15 election for members of the General Assembly and the Secretary 16 of State is directed to cause it to be published for three 17 consecutive months previous to the date of that election as 18 provided by law. 19 EXPLANATION 20 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 21 Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to labor union 22 membership. The joint resolution proposes incorporating 23 current Code sections 731.1 through 731.5 into the Iowa 24 Constitution. The resolution provides that a person shall not 25 be deprived of the right to work for any public or private 26 employer because of membership in, or refusal to join, a labor 27 union. The resolution also prohibits requiring the payment of 28 union dues or the deduction of union dues from a person’s pay 29 as a prerequisite for employment. 30 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next 31 general assembly for adoption a second time before being 32 submitted to the electorate for ratification. 33 -2- LSB 5568YH (2) 83 ec/rj 2/ 2