Denial or abridgement of the right to work; repeals certain provisions of the Code.

Denial or abridgement of the right to work; repeal. Repeals the provisions of the Code of Virginia that, among other things, prohibit any agreement or combination between an employer and a labor union or labor organization whereby (i) nonmembers of the union or organization are denied the right to work for the employer, (ii) membership in the union or organization is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer, or (iii) the union or organization acquires an empl…

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 17, 2026

• Union member / workerdirectMajor impactHigh certainty

  Removes prohibitions against requiring union membership as a condition of employment or continuation of employment.

  “Repeals the provisions of the Code of Virginia that, among other things, prohibit any agreement or combination between an employer and a labor union or labor organization whereby (i) nonmembers of the union or organization are denied the right to work for the employer, (ii) membership in the union or organization is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer, or (iii) the union or organization acquires an empl…”· Code of Virginia

• W-2 worker (non-union)directMajor impactHigh certainty

  Removes protections against being denied the right to work based on non-membership in a union or organization, and removes protections against membership being a condition of employment or continuation of employment.

  “prohibit any agreement or combination between an employer and a labor union or labor organization whereby (i) nonmembers of the union or organization are denied the right to work for the employer, (ii) membership in the union or organization is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer”· Code of Virginia