Collective Bargaining Agreements - Arkansas

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

Arkansas has no major laws differing from the National Labor Relations Act regarding collective bargaining in private sector employment.

Labor organization fees

Arkansas requires that any person, firm, or corporation soliciting advertising in the state in the name of, on behalf of, or claiming to represent bona fide labor organizations shall, prior to the soliciting thereof, file with the Secretary of State a surety bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), conditioned that they will well and truly perform any and all contracts entered into between them and any person, firm, or corporation within the state.

Right to work

Arkansas does have a right-to-work law. No person shall be denied employment because of membership in or affiliation with a labor union, nor shall any person be denied employment because of failure or refusal to join or affiliate with a labor union, nor shall any person, unless he voluntarily consents in writing to do so, be compelled to pay dues or any other monetary consideration to any labor organization as a prerequisite to, condition of, or continuance of employment.

No person, group of persons, firm, corporation, association, or labor organization shall enter into any contract to exclude from employment:

• Persons who are members of, or affiliated with, a labor union;
• Persons who are not members of, or who fail or refuse to join or affiliate with, a labor union; and
• Persons who, having joined a labor union, have resigned their membership or have been discharged, expelled, or excluded.

State

Contacts

Arkansas Department of Labor

National Labor Relations Board Little Rock (Region 26)

Regulations

Title 11, Chapter 3, Arkansas Code

Federal

Contact

National Labor Relations Board

Regulations

29 U.S.C. §§151-169

29 U.S.C. §401 et seq.