California Labor Code

§ 923.1

LAB § 923.1 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Part 3 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) All of the provisions of this section shall be liberally construed to ensure that all workers in California can effectively vindicate their fundamental rights to full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, free from retaliation or intimidation by their employer.

(2)The rights described in this subdivision mean that a worker shall be allowed to engage in collective action, to organize, form, join, or assist labor organizations, and, when they choose to do so collectively through selected or designated bargaining representatives, to engage in effective and expeditious collective bargaining that results in a collective bargaining agreement addressing their terms and conditions of employment.

(3)The state and its political subdivisions shall not, directly or indirectly, deny, burden, or abridge the rights described in this subdivision except as necessary to serve a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 139, Sec. 2. (AB 288) Effective January 1, 2026.