West Virginia House Bill 5542: Repeal WV Right to Work

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

The purpose of this bill is to repeal West Virginia's right-to-work law and restore the ability of employees and labor organizations to enter into voluntary agreements that fairly allocate the costs of collective bargaining and representation by requiring union membership for employment where other similarly employed persons at that employer have elected to be represented by a union.

Latest action

To House Energy and Public Works (2026-02-16)

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