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Idaho Code § 44-2001 (2026)

Declaration of public policy. 

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Declaration of public policy. 

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state of Idaho, in order to maximize individual freedom of choice in the pursuit of employment and to encourage an employment climate conducive to economic growth, that the right to work shall not be subject to undue restraint or coercion. The right to work shall not be infringed or restricted in any way based on membership in, affiliation with, or financial support of a labor organization or on refusal to join, affiliate with, or financially or otherwise support a labor organization.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1998–2015 · leading case: Ysursa v. Pocatello Educ. Ass'n, 555 U.S. 353 (2009).
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Ysursa v. Pocatello Educ. Ass'n, 555 U.S. 353 (2009). · cites it 2× “2, § 1 (codified at Idaho Code § 44-2001 (Michie 2003)). As part of that policy, the Act prohibits any requirement for the payment of dues or fees to a labor organization *356 as a condition of employment, § 44-2003, but authorizes employers to deduct union fees from an…”
Idaho Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council, AFL-CIO v. Inland Pac. Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc., 801 F.3d 950 (9th Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “Idaho codified the Fairness in Contracting Act under the heading “Right to Work,” see Idaho Code §§ 44-2001 et seq., alongside § 44-2003(2), a provision that bans precisely the types of agreements covered by §14(b).”
Master Builders of Iowa, Inc. v. Polk Cnty., 653 N.W.2d 382 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 2× “…to -304 (Michie 2002); Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 447.01 , 447.17 (West 2002); Ga.Code Ann. §§ 34-6-20 to 28 (Harrison 1998); Idaho Code §§ 44-2001 to -2012 (Michie 1997); Iowa Code §§ 731.1 -.9 (2001); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-831 (2000); La.Rev.Stat. Ann. §§ 23:881-:889, 23:981-:987…”
Am. Fed'n of State v. City of Phoenix, 142 P.3d 234 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). “§ 44-2001 (2003) ("The right to work shall not be infringed or restricted in any way based on membership in, affiliation with, or financial support of a labor organization or on refusal to join, affiliate with. or financially or otherwise support a labor organization.”
Alabama Educ. Ass'n v. Bentley, 788 F. Supp. 2d 1283 (N.D. Ala. 2011). “2, § 1 (codified at Idaho Code § 44-2001 (Michie 2003)). As part of that policy, the Act prohibits any requirement for the payment of dues or fees to a labor organization as a condition of employment, § 44-2003, but authorizes employers to deduct union fees from an employee’s…”
Branch v. City of Myrtle Beach, 505 S.E.2d 925 (S.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “§ 34-6-21 (1998); Idaho Code § 44-2001 (1997); Iowa Code § 731.”
State ex rel. Pub. Disclosure Comm. v. Wea, 130 P.3d 352 (Wash. 2006). “§§ 34-6-20 to 34-6-28 (1998); Idaho Code Ann. §§ 44-2001 to 44-2012 (1997); Iowa Code Ann.”
State ex rel. Pub. Disclosure Comm'n v. Washington Educ. Ass'n, 156 Wash. 2d 543 (2006). “§§ 34-6-20 to 34-6-28 (1998); Idaho Code Ann. §§ 44-2001 to 44-2012 (1997); Iowa Code Ann.”
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