Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-1-201 (2026)

Denial of employment because of affiliation or nonaffiliation with labor union or employee organization

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It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association of any kind to deny or attempt to deny employment to any person by reason of the person's membership in, affiliation with, resignation from, or refusal to join or affiliate with any labor union or employee organization of any kind.

Acts 1947, ch. 36, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 11366.2 (Williams, § 11412.8); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 50-208.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases, 1996–2020 · leading case: Baldwin v. Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corp., 927 F. Supp. 1046 (M.D. Tenn. 1996).

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Baldwin v. Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corp., 927 F. Supp. 1046 (M.D. Tenn. 1996). · cites it 6× “” It alleges that Tennessee is a “right to work” state and that Pirelli violated Tennessee public policy, as evidenced by Tennessee Code Annotated Section 50-1-201, by terminating Plaintiffs for not being Union members (¶¶ 47-49).”

Baldwin v. Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corp., 3 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “The “right to work” in Tennessee without being compelled to belong to a labor union is a clear public policy evidenced by the unambiguous statutory provision of T.C.A. § 50-1-201 (1991). PIRELLI’s termination of the permanent replacement workers who are members of the Plaintiff…”

Esquinance v. Polk Cnty. Educ. Ass'n, 195 S.W.3d 35 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “in conduct viola-tive of the provisions of this part; provided, that this subdivision shall not be construed to impair the right of a professional employees’ organization to prescribe its own rules with respect to operation involving the acquisition or retention of membership;…”

Master Builders of Iowa, Inc. v. Polk Cnty., 653 N.W.2d 382 (Iowa 2002). “Codified Laws §§ 60-8-3 to -8, 60-10-10 (Michie 1993); Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-1-201 to-204 (1999); Tex.”

Goodman v. HBD Indus., Inc., 208 S.W.3d 373 (Tenn. 2006). “First, Tennessee Code Annotated sections 50-1-201 through 204 prohibit any requirement that an individual join or not join a union and makes a violation thereof a criminal offense.”

Branch v. City of Myrtle Beach, 505 S.E.2d 925 (S.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “§ 60-8-3 (1993); Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-1-201 (1991); Tex.Code Ann.”

Anthony Tigg v. Pirelli Tire Corp. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 6× “Specifically, they insist that the doctrine should not apply to the replacement workers’ wrongful discharge claim based on Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-1-201 (2005), which is Tennessee’s “right to work” law.”

State Ex Rel. Pub. Disclosure Comm. v. Wea, 130 P.3d 352 (Wash. 2006). “…41-7-90 (Law Co-op.1986); S.D. Codified Laws Const. art. VI, § 2 (Michie 1978) and §§ 60-8-3 to 60-8-8 (Michie 1993); Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 50-1-201 to 50-1-204 (1991); Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 101.051 to 101.053 (West 1996); Utah Code Ann. §§ 34-34-01 to 34-34-17 (1997); Va.Code…”

State ex rel. Pub. Disclosure Comm'n v. Washington Educ. Ass'n, 156 Wash. 2d 543 (Wash. 2006). “…(Law Co-op. 1986); S.D. Codified Laws Const, art. VI, § 2 (Michie 1978) and §§ 60-8-3 to 60-8-8 (Michie 1993); Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 50-1-201 to 50-1-204 (1991); Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 101.051 to 101.053 (West 1996); Utah Code Ann. §§ 34-34-1 to 34-34-17 (1997); Va. Code…”

Patrick Morrisey, Attorney Gen. v. WV AFL-CIO (W. Va. 2020). “§ 41-7-30 (1986; enacted 1954) (stating that it is unlawful for an employer to condition employment upon becoming or remaining a member of a labor organization or paying any fees, dues, assessments, or other charges to such organization); Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-1-201 (2014;…”

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