Labor Organizations

Little Rock

North Little Rock

"Right to Work"

The State of Arkansas has an amendment called the "Freedom to Work" amendment No. 34 that states:

"No person shall be denied employment because of membership in or affiliation with or resignation from a labor union, nor because of refusal to join or affiliate with a labor union; nor shall any corporation or individual or association of any kind enter into any contact, written or oral, to exclude from employment members of a labor union or persons who refuse to join a labor union, or because of resignation from a labor union; nor shall any person against his will be compelled to pay dues to any labor organization as prerequisite to or condition of employment."

An acts exists called the "Anti-Violence Act 193 of 1943" and it states:

"An act making unlawful use of force or violence or threats thereof to prevent or attempt to prevent any person from engaging in any lawful vocation and providing penalties for the violation thereof; making it unlawful for any person acting in concert with other persons to assemble and prevent or attempt to prevent by force or violence any person from engaging in a lawful assemblage and providing penalties for the vocation thereof; defining the term "labor dispute"; making the provisions of this Act cumulative of existing laws; and providing a severance of saving clause and declaring an emergency."

Arkansas Worker's Compensation Laws

For more information regarding Arkansas Worker's Compensation laws, pleas contact:

Arkansas Worker's Compensation Commission
Richard Lucy - Information Officer
Carl Frank - Compliance Officer
(501) 682-3930