California is not a “right to work” state. Right to work states make it unlawful to require employees to join a union or pay union dues. Attempts to implement such legislation in California have failed.
Therefore, private California employers may require you to join a union in order to get hired or keep your job.
A right to work law is a prohibition against employers requiring their employees to join a union as a condition of employment. It means that employers are not allowed discriminate against an employee’s decision not to join the union or their refusal to pay dues.
In states that have right to work laws, you can refuse to join the union or pay dues without fear of losing your job or not getting hired.
In states that do not have a right to work law, your employer can make union membership or dues payments a condition of employment. If you refuse to join or pay dues, you can be fired or denied an employment opportunity.
States can pass right to work laws under section 14(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).1
No, California does not have a right to work law. Numerous attempts to make California a right to work state have failed. Private employers and corporations can require you to join a labor union or pay dues. A case by the Supreme Court of the United States, however, forbids public employers from doing so.
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