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[TITLE 34. Table of Contents]
34-34-1 Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Utah
Right to Work Law."
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34-34-2 Public policy.
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state
of Utah that the right of persons to work, whether in private
employment or for the state, its counties, cities, school
districts, or other political subdivisions, shall not be
denied or abridged on account of membership or nonmembership
in any labor union, labor organization or any other type
of association; and further, that the right to live includes
the right to work. The exercise of the right to work must
be protected and maintained free from undue restraints and
coercion.
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34-34-3 "Employer" defined.
The word "employer" as used in this chapter includes all
persons, firms, associations, corporations, the state, its
counties, cities, school districts and other political subdivisions.
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34-34-4 Agreement, understanding or practice denying right to work declared illegal.
Any express or implied agreement, understanding or practice
between any employer and any labor union, labor organization
or any other type of association, whereby any person not
a member of such union, organization or any other type of
association shall be denied the right to work for an employer,
or whereby membership in such labor union, labor organization
or any other type of association is made a condition of employment
or continuation of employment by such employer, or whereby
any such union, organization or any other type of association
acquires an employment monopoly in any enterprise or industry,
is hereby declared to be an illegal combination or conspiracy
and against public policy.
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34-34-5 Any agreement, understanding or practice designed to violate chapter declared illegal.
Any express or implied agreement, understanding or practice
which is designed to cause or require, or has the effect
of causing or requiring, any employer or labor union, labor
organization or any other type of association, whether or
not a party thereto, to violate any provision of this chapter
is hereby declared an illegal agreement, understanding, or
practice and contrary to public policy.
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34-34-6 Conduct forcing violation of act illegal - Peaceful and orderly solicitation excepted.
Any person, firm, association, corporation, labor union,
labor organization or any other type of association engaging
in lockouts, layoffs, boycotts, picketing, work stoppages,
or other conduct, a purpose of which is to compel or force
any other person, firm, association, corporation, labor union,
labor organization or any other type of association to violate
any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of illegal
conduct contrary to public policy; but nothing herein contained
shall be construed to prevent or make illegal the peaceful
and orderly solicitation and persuasion by members of a labor
union, labor organization or any other type of association
of others to join a labor union, labor organization or any
other type of association, unaccompanied by any intimidation,
use of force, threat of use of force, reprisal, or threat
of reprisal.
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34-34-7 Compelling person to join or not join labor union unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any employer, person, firm, association,
corporation, employee, labor union, labor organization or
any other type of association, officer or agent of such,
or member of same, to compel or force, or to attempt to compel
or force, any person to join or refrain from joining any
labor union, labor organization or any other type of association.
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34-34-8 Employer not to require union membership.
No employer shall require any person to become or remain
a member of any labor union, labor organization or any other
type of association as a condition of employment or continuation
of employment by such employer.
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34-34-9 Employer not to require person to abstain from union membership.
No employer shall require any person to abstain or refrain
from membership in any labor union, labor organization or
any other type of association as a condition of employment
or continuation of employment.
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34-34-10 Employer not to require payment of dues, fees, or other charges to union.
No employer shall require any person to pay any dues,
fees, or other charges of any kind to any labor union, labor
organization or any other type of association as a condition
of employment or continuation of employment.
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34-34-11 Injunctive relief - Damages.
Any employer, person, firm, association, corporation,
employee, labor union, labor organization or any other type
of association injured as a result of any violation or threatened
violation of any provision of this chapter, or threatened
with any such violation shall be entitled to injunctive relief
against any and all violators or persons threatening violation
and also to recover from such violator or violators, or person
or persons, any and all damages of any character cognizable
at common law resulting from such violations or threatened
violations. Such remedies shall be independent of and in
addition to the penalties and remedies prescribed in other
provisions of this chapter.
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34-34-12 Injunction against violating chapter.
In addition to the penal provisions of this chapter, any
person, firm, corporation, association, or any labor union,
labor organization or any other type of association, or any
officer, representative, agent or member thereof may be restrained
by injunction from doing or continuing to do any of the matters
and things prohibited by this chapter.
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34-34-13 Damages for denial or deprivation of continuation of employment.
Any person who may be denied employment or be deprived
of continuation of his employment in violation of this chapter
shall be entitled to recover from such employer and from
any other person, firm, corporation or association acting
in concert with him by appropriate action in the courts of
this state such damages as he may have sustained by reason
of such denial or deprivation of employment.
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34-34-14 Jurisdiction.
The jurisdiction of any action brought to enforce this
chapter is hereby conferred upon and vested in the district
court of the county in which any person, group of persons,
firm, association, corporation, labor union, labor organization
or any other type of association, or representatives thereof,
who violates this chapter, or any part of it, resides or
has a place of business, or may be found and served with
process.
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34-34-15 Existing contracts - Chapter applicable upon renewal or extension.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any
lawful contract in force on the effective date of this act,
but they shall apply in all respects to contracts entered
into after such date and to any renewal or extension of any
existing contract.
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34-34-16 Right to bargain collectively not denied.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to deny the
right of employees to bargain collectively with their employer
by and through labor unions, labor organizations or any other
type of associations.
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34-34-17 Violation of act a misdemeanor.
A violation of this act shall constitute a misdemeanor,
and each day such unlawful conduct, as defined in this chapter,
is in effect or continued shall be deemed a separate offense
and shall be punishable as such, as provided in this chapter.
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