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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>363468</law_id><section_number>40.1-54.3</section_number><catch_line>Right to vote by secret ballot on labor organization representation</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="89" identifier="40.1">Labor and Employment</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="7" identifier="4">Labor Unions, Strikes, Etc</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">In General</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> As used in this section, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">labor organization</span>&#x201D; means any organization of any kind, or any agency or <span class="dictionary">employee</span> representation committee or plan, in which <span class="dictionary">employees</span> participate and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with <span class="dictionary">employers</span> concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work. <a id="paragraph-1354555" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/40.1-54.3/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> In any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a <span class="dictionary">labor organization</span> to represent <span class="dictionary">employees</span>, the right of an individual <span class="dictionary">employee</span> to vote by secret ballot in such a procedure is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement. <a id="paragraph-1354556" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/40.1-54.3/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2013, c. 484.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
