• Employees in a union earn, on average, 30% more than non-union members.group of people pointing to sky image by Nikolay Okhitin from Fotolia.com
  
  Labor union laws in the state of California have been placed into effect in response to various instances of employee mistreatment, generally involving fair wages in correlation to daily hours worked. Union laws are typically promulgated by the California Labor Federation, an organization devoted to giving workers the rights and quality work environment that they deserve.
  
  

California Labor Federation

• The California Labor Federation (CLF) is the primary organization within the state that encourages and assists in the establishment of labor unions. The federation provides detailed information to employees seeking to become a part of a union, emphasizing the benefits, among which include greater job stability, higher wages, and more accessible health care for the employee and his or her family. CLF is the go-to institution for union organizing within the parameters of the law.
  
  

Employee Free Choice Act

• The Employee Free Choice Act is something the CLF has worked diligently to promote while the bill is under legislative consideration. If passed, the law would be an unprecedented coup for California laborers by allowing workers to join a union if the majority of employees want to, increase penalties for companies accused of being uncooperative with employees who express the desire to form a union, and ensure that workers who form unions are able to get contracts.
  
  

California Labor Code, Section 1102

• Since unionization is viewed as a politically motivated maneuver, designed to protect the rights and prosperity of employees, the act of forming a union falls under Section 1102 of the California Labor Code, stating "No employer shall coerce or influence or attempt to coerce or influence his employees through or by means of threat of discharge or loss of employment to adopt or follow or refrain from adopting or following any particular course or line of political action or political activity." This statute is one of the major insulating union laws, defending the formation of unions from being prevented by an employer.