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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-104 (2026)

Rights of employees

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Employees shall have the right of self-organization, to form, join or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choice and to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, free from actual interference, restraint or coercion by employers.

(1949 Rev., S. 7391.)

Cited. 138 C. 277. Guarantees to employees right of self-organization free from coercion by employers. 139 C. 95. Cited. 142 C. 497. Allows employees to decide whether to join a labor organization, except where there is a valid closed or union shop agreement. 146 C. 93. Cited. 226 C. 475.

Cited. 14 CS 72; 17 CS 203; 22 CS 136.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1960–2003 · leading case: Emerick v. Kuhn, 737 A.2d 456 (Conn. App. Ct. 1999).
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Emerick v. Kuhn, 737 A.2d 456 (Conn. App. Ct. 1999). · cites it 12× “The plaintiff amended his complaint in revision G to plead over count thirty-three and to add the allegations that he participated in “Straight Talk” and “DIALOG” at the request of his employer and that his participation in those programs was protected as a matter of public…”
Cologne v. Westfarms Assocs., 469 A.2d 1201 (Conn. 1984). · cites it 2× “See also Taeuber & Taeuber, The Changing Population of the United States, pp. 112-13 (1958). The defendants themselves recognize, by the stated exception in the management policy for “labor activity,” that they must provide access to labor unions for the purpose of…”
Genovese v. Gallo Wine Merchants, Inc., 628 A.2d 946 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 2× “15 *493 Although labor law grievance procedures are not themselves directly compulsory, our statutes mandate collective bargaining; General Statutes § 31-104; and such mandated bargaining regularly results in collective bargaining contracts that establish mandatory grievance…”
Cotto v. United Tech. Corp., 738 A.2d 623 (Conn. 1999). · cites it 2× “es, or in areas for the safeguarding of employee possessions such as restrooms, lockers and lounges; General Statutes § 31-51, which provides for a fine against a private employer who acts to prevent an employee from securing employment elsewhere; General Statutes § 31-51g,…”
State v. New England Health Care Employees Union, Dist. 1199, 830 A.2d 729 (Conn. 2003). · cites it 2× “It would be illogical to expect unions to enter into collective bargaining agreements with the state while fearing that any subsequent arbitration award in their favor would be in violation of public policy.”
Cotto v. United Tech. Corp., 711 A.2d 1180 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 2× “es, or in areas for the safeguarding of employee possessions such as restrooms, lockers and lounges; General Statutes § 31-51, which provides for a fine against a private employer who acts to prevent an employee from securing employment elsewhere; General Statutes § 31-51g,…”
Bisogno v. Connecticut State Bd. of Labor Relations, 164 A.2d 166 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1960). “nd (c) in any manner interfering with, restraining or coercing the plaintiff’s employees in their rights to self-organization, to form, join or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing and to engage in concerted activities…”
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