HRS §380-3
Agreements against joining labor or employer groups are unenforceable
This section says that any promise in a job contract that stops a worker or employer from joining or staying in a labor or employer group is against Hawaii's public policy. Such promises cannot be enforced in court or used to get any legal help. This applies to both written and oral agreements.
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The statute, as written — Labor or employer organizations; agreement against
Any undertaking or promise, such as is described in this section, or any other undertaking or promise in conflict with the public policy declared in section 380-2, is declared to be contrary to the public policy of the State, shall not be enforceable in any court of the State and shall not afford any basis for the granting of legal or equitable relief by any such court, including specifically the following: Every undertaking or promise hereafter made, whether written or oral, express or implied, constituting or contained in any contract or agreement of hiring or employment between any individual, firm, company, association, or corporation, and any employee or prospective employee of the same, whereby: (1) Either party to the contract or agreement undertakes or promises not to join, become, or remain a member of any labor organization or of any employer organization; or (2) Either party to the contract or agreement undertakes or promises that the party will withdraw from an employment relation if the party joins, becomes, or remains a member of any labor organization or of any employer organization.
Sections this one refers to
§380-2 State policy on workers' right to organize
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