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HRS §89-3

Your rights to join or not join a union

This section gives employees the right to organize, join, or help a union to bargain with their employer about pay, hours, and other work conditions. It also protects your right to refuse these activities, except for paying regular union dues if required by law.

employees

The statute, as written — Rights of employees

Employees shall have the right of self-organization and the right to form, join, or assist any employee organization for the purpose of bargaining collectively through representatives of their own choosing on questions of wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, free from interference, restraint, or coercion. An employee shall have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities, except for having a payroll deduction equivalent to regular dues remitted to an exclusive representative as provided in section 89-4.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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