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La. Rev. Stat. § 23:983 (2026)

Freedom of choice

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§983.  Freedom of choice

No person shall be required, as a condition of employment, to become or remain a member of any labor organization, or to pay any dues, fees, assessments, or other charges of any kind to a labor organization.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 97, §1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1980–2016 · leading case: James M. Sweeney v. Michael R. Pence, 767 F.3d 654 (7th Cir. 2014).
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James M. Sweeney v. Michael R. Pence, 767 F.3d 654 (7th Cir. 2014). “4 (transferred 1977); La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 23:983 (1976); Mich. Comp.”
Int'l Union of Operating Engineers Local 370 v. Wasden, 217 F. Supp. 3d 1209 (D. Idaho 2016). “4 (transferred 1977); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23:983 (1976); Mich.”
Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. City of Phoenix, 142 P.3d 234 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). “§ 81-202[sic] (see current § 11-3-303); La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 23:983; Miss. Const, art.”
Int'l Union of the United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Indus., Local Unions Nos. 141, 229, 681, & 706 v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd., 675 F.2d 1257 (D.C. Cir. 1982). “” La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 23:983 provides that “No person shall be required, as a condition of employment, to become or remain a member of any labor organization, or to pay any dues, fees, assessments, or other charges of any kind to a labor organization.”
Roy v. State ex rel. Louisiana Dep't of Labor, 388 So. 2d 88 (La. Ct. App. 1980). “” Moreover, such a restrictive interpretation offends the freedom of choice provision of the right-to-work law, LSA-R.S. 23:983, which reads: “No person shall be required, as a condition of employment, to become or remain a member of any labor organization, or to pay any dues,…”
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