Opinion No.

The Honorable Charlie Cole Chaffin State Senator Rt. 3, Box 1057 Benton, Arkansas 72015

Dear Senator Chaffin:

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the automatic payroll deduction of union dues from the paychecks of state employees. Specifically, you note that a group of state employees have formed a union called "Self-Help" and have requested dues "check-off" or withholding from paychecks of members. You indicate that this union has run into problems getting the state to withhold dues. Your question is as follows:

Is there a current statute or constitutional prohibition…