Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-217 (2026)

Labor organizations; membership or nonmembership; prohibited acts

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To make operative the provisions of sections 13, 14 and 15 of Article XV of the Constitution of Nebraska, no person shall be denied employment because of membership in or affiliation with, or resignation or expulsion from a labor organization or because of refusal to join, affiliate with, or pay a fee either directly or indirectly to a labor organization; nor shall any individual or corporation or association of any kind enter into any contract, written or oral, to exclude persons from employment because of membership in or nonmembership in a labor organization.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases, 1955–2020 · 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). · cites it 2× “4 (en *663 acted 1947, renumbered 1977); Neb.Rev. Stat. § 48-217 (1947); N.C. Gen.”

Beasley v. Union Pac. R.R., 497 F. Supp. 213 (D. Neb. 1980). · cites it 4× “, as well as Article XV, Section 13, of the Nebraska Constitution, and Section 48-217 of the Nebraska Statutes. On that same date, an ex parte temporary restraining order was issued by the state court, enjoining defendant from continuing the disciplinary suspension pending a…”

Master Builders of Iowa, Inc. v. Polk Cnty., 653 N.W.2d 382 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 2× “§ 71-1-47 (1999); Neb.Rev.Stat. Ann. §§ 48-217 to -219, 48-911 (Michie 2002); Nev.”

Hanson v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 71 N.W.2d 526 (Neb. 1955). · cites it 8× “The basis for the action is the contention that the union shop agreements entered into by the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the foregoing labor organizations are in violation of Article XV, section 13, of the Constitution of Nebraska, and section 48-217, R.R.S.1943. The…”

Indep. Stave Co. v. Higdon, 572 S.W.2d 424 (Mo. 1978). “” This provision is implemented by Neb.Rev. Stat. § 48-217. North Carolina has a statute, N.”

Branch v. City of Myrtle Beach, 505 S.E.2d 925 (S.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “XV, § 13 (1946); Neb. Rev.Stat. § 48-217 (1995); Nev.Rev.Stat.”

Todd Steckelberg v. Brad Rice, 878 F.3d 630 (8th Cir. 2017). “§§ 1983 , 1985(2); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-217 ; Neb. Const, art.”

Teamsters Pub. Employees Union Local No. 594 v. City of West Point, 338 F. Supp. 927 (D. Neb. 1972). “Article XV, Sections 13, 14 and 15; Reissue Revised Statutes of 1943, § 48-217. Nor has the plaintiffs’ statement that ‘no Nebraska court or agency has ever ordered reinstatement and compensation of public employees discharged for joining a union or directed a public official to…”

Nebraska State v. Nebraska, 319 F. Supp. 239 (D. Neb. 1970). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff in this case, Nebraska State AFL-CIO, brought this action for a declaratory judgment stating that Nebraska Revised Statute § 48-217 [Re-issue, 1966] is unconstitutional.”

Patrick Morrisey, Attorney Gen. v. WV AFL-CIO (W. Va. 2020). “§ 71-1-47 (West 2009; enacted 1954) (upholding, inter alia, a right-to-work without requirement of membership in a labor organization or payment of dues, fees, or other charges to labor organization); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-217 (2010; enacted 1947) (making operative constitutional…”

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