California Proposition 18 was on the November 4, 1958 California ballot measure as an initiated constitutional amendment. This measure is more commonly referred as the "right to work" law and would have added a new provision, Section 1-A to Article 1 of the State Constitution. The amendment would “prohibit employers and employee organizations from entering into collective bargaining or other agreements which establish membership in a labor organization, or payment of dues or charges of any kind, as a condition of employment or continued employment.”[1] That is, making union membership voluntary, rather than compulsory, for employment.[2][3]
The proposition would also declare certain practices unlawful such as those practices relating to membership in labor organizations. It also provides for injunction and damage suits against any individuals or group found to violate or attempt to violate the amendment. Proposition 18 also provides the definition for a “labor organization”.[1] The proposition did not pass.[4]
- ^ a b "1958 California Ballot" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ^ "General Election Ballot Pamphlet [Proposition #s 1-18] (November 4, 1958)" (PDF). UCHastings Law Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ Wells, Joseph (October 19, 1958). "Right-to-Work Law and Union Strength". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "California Proposition 18, Prohibition of Collective Bargaining (1958)". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2 June 2013.