WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2849

By Delegates Thompson, Walker, Young, Doyle, Hornbuckle and Barach

[Introduced March 02, 2021; Referred to the Committee on Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Workforce Development then the Judiciary]

A BILL to repeal §21-5G-1, §21-5G-2, §21-5G-3, §21-5G-4, §21-5G-5, §21-5G-6, and §21-5G-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to worker affiliation with a labor organization.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

§1. Repeal of article creating West Virginia Workplace Freedom Act.

That §21-5G-1, §21-5G-2, §21-5G-3, §21-5G-4, §21-5G-5, §21-5G-6, and §21-5G-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, are repealed.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal the “right-to-work” legislation from 2016.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.