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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 23-1302 (2026)

Prohibition of agreements denying employment because of nonmembership in labor organization

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No person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of nonmembership in a labor organization, nor shall the state or any subdivision thereof, or any corporation, individual, or association of any kind enter into an agreement, written or oral, which excludes a person from employment or continuation of employment because of nonmembership in a labor organization.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1957–2024 · leading case: Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. City of Phoenix, 142 P.3d 234 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006).
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Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. City of Phoenix, 142 P.3d 234 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 5× “Additionally, we note that the Arizona Attorney General has twice issued opinions concluding that an “agency shop” agreement between an employer and a labor organization, in which all non-union employees would be required to pay to the union an amount equal to regular union…”
Baldwin v. Arizona Flame Restaurant, Inc., 313 P.2d 759 (Ariz. 1957). · cites it 2× “; section 23-1302, A.R.S.), reads as follows: "No person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of nonmembership in a labor organization, nor shall the state or any subdivision thereof, or any corporation, individual or association of any kind…”
Branch v. City of Myrtle Beach, 505 S.E.2d 925 (S.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “See Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 23-1302; Idaho Code § 44-2011 ; Kan.”
Mark Gilmore v. Kate Gallego, 552 P.3d 1084 (Ariz. 2024). · cites it 2× “¶2 We conclude that the release time provisions do not violate the free-speech or free-association guarantees of the First Amendment or article 2, section 6 of the Arizona Constitution, or the right-to-work protections of article 25 of the Arizona Constitution or A.”
Indep. Stave Co. v. Higdon, 572 S.W.2d 424 (Mo. 1978). “For example, Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 23-1302 provides: “No person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of nonmembership in a labor organization, nor shall the state or any subdivision thereof, or any corporation, individual, or association of any kind…”
Sheet Metal Workers Int'l Ass'n v. Nichols, 360 P.2d 204 (Ariz. 1961). · cites it 2× “, as-implemented by A.R.S. § 23-1302 (the so-called “right-to-work” provision).”
Int'l Bhd. of Carpenters & Joiners of Am., Local No. 857 v. Todd L. Storms Constr. Co., 324 P.2d 1002 (Ariz. 1958). · cites it 2× “Section 23-1302, A.R.S., of the right to work statute, provides: "No person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of nonmembership in a labor organization, nor shall the state or any subdivision thereof, or any corporation, individual, or…”
Gilmore v. Gallego, 529 P.3d 562 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “”); accord A.R.S. § 23-1302 (same). The right to work may be violated when non-union members are required to financially contribute to a union.”
Patrick Morrisey, Attorney Gen. v. WV AFL-CIO (W. Va. 2020). “58 See Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23-1302 (2016; enacted 1947) (disallowing the denial of opportunity to obtain or retain employment based on nonmembership in a labor organization); Fla.”
Patrick Morrisey, Attorney Gen. v. WV AFL-CIO (W. Va. 2020). “58 See Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23-1302 (2016; enacted 1947) (disallowing the denial of opportunity to obtain or retain employment based on nonmembership in a labor organization); Fla.”
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