34-32-1. Assignments to labor unions -- Effect.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Employee" means a person employed by any person, partnership, public, private, or
municipal corporation, school district, the state, or any political subdivision of the state.
(b) "Employer" means the person or entity employing an employee.
(c) (i) "Labor organization" means a lawful organization of any kind that is composed, in
whole or in part, of employees, and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing
with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment,
or other terms and conditions of employment.
(ii) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c)(iii), "labor organization" includes each
employee association and union for employees of public and private sector employers.
(iii) "Labor organization" does not include organizations governed by the National Labor
Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq. or the Railroad Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq.
(d) "Union dues" means dues, fees, monies, or other assessments required as a condition
of membership or participation in a labor organization.
(2) (a) An employee may direct, in writing, that an employer deduct from the employee's
wages a specified sum for union dues, not to exceed 3% per month, to be paid to a labor
organization designated by the employee.
(b) An employer shall cease making deductions for union dues from the wages of an
employee for the benefit of a labor organization when the employer receives a written
communication from the employee directing that the deductions cease.
Amended by Chapter 220, 2004 General Session
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