Mississippi Senate Bill 2044 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act Relating To The Right To Work; To Provide That The Right To Work Shall Not Be Infringed Or Restricted In Any Way Based On Membership In, Affiliation With, Or Financial Support Of A Labor Organization Or On The Refusal To Join, Affiliate With, Or Financially Or Otherwise Support A Labor Organization; To Authorize Employers To Deduct Union Fees From An Employee's Wages With The Employee's Signed Written Authorization, But To Prohibit Any Requirement For The Payment Of Dues Or Fees To A Labor Organization As A Condition Of Employment; To Prohibit Coercion And Intimidation Relating To Such Action; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Violation Of This Act; To Provide Civil Remedies For Violation Of This Act; To Provide That This Act Applies To Private And Public Employers; And For Related Purposes.

Right to work; private and public employers prohibited from permitting payroll deductions for union political activities.

Sen. Merle Flowers [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-04		Referred To Labor

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/SB/SB2044.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2044IN.htm