NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-80 (2026)

Membership in labor organization as condition of employment prohibited

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No person shall be required by an employer to become or remain a member of any labor union or labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer. (1947, c. 328, s. 3.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1958–2020 · leading case: Poole & Kent Corp. v. C. E. Thurston & Sons, Inc., 209 S.E.2d 450 (N.C. 1974).

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Poole & Kent Corp. v. C. E. Thurston & Sons, Inc., 209 S.E.2d 450 (N.C. 1974). · cites it 2× “95-79, G.S. 95-80 and G.S. 95-81 were in effect.”

Ulysses Vernon Beasley v. Food Fair of N. C., Inc., 190 S.E.2d 333 (N.C. Ct. App. 1972). “95-83 provides: “Any person who may be denied employment or be deprived of continuation of his employment in violation of §§ 95-80, 95-81 and 95-82 or of one or more of such sections, shall be entitled to recover from such employer and from any other person, firm, corporation,…”

Willard v. Huffman, 101 S.E.2d 373 (N.C. 1958). “— Any person who may be denied employment or be deprived of continuation of his employment in violation of G.S. 95-80, 95-81 and 95-82 or of one or more of such sections, shall be entitled to recover from such employer and from any other person, firm, corporation, or association…”

Willard v. Huffman, 109 S.E.2d 233 (N.C. 1959). “” The section of our Right to Work Act on which the plaintiff bottoms his action for damages is G.S: 95-83, which provides: “Any person who may be denied employment or be deprived of continuation oif his employment in violation of Sections 95-80, 95-81 and 95-82 or oif one or…”

Beasley v. Food Fair of N. C., Inc., 193 S.E.2d 911 (N.C. 1973). “” Plaintiffs’ action for damages is based on G.S. 95-83, which provides: “Any person who may be denied employment or be deprived of continuation of his employment in violation of §§ 95-80, 95-81, and 95-82 or of one or more of such sections, shall be entitled to recover from…”

Patrick Morrisey, Attorney Gen. v. WV AFL-CIO (W. Va. 2020). “§ 48-217 (2010; enacted 1947) (making operative constitutional provisions against conditioning employment upon, inter alia, membership in or affiliation with a labor organization or payment of a fee to a labor organization); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-80 (2017; enacted 1947)…”

Poole & Kent Corp. v. C. E. Thurston & Sons, Inc., 203 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 3× “95-78 and G.S. 95-80 are respectively as follows: “§95-78.”

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