Employee rights.
New Orleans City Code § 114-401
in effectSec. 114-401. - Employee rights.
(a) Subject to the terms of this article, employees shall have the right to:
(1) Organize, form, join, assist, participate in, and pay dues or contributions to a union;
(2) Bargain collectively through an exclusive bargaining representative of their own choosing and to receive fair representation from a union; and
(3) Engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection insofar as such activity is not inconsistent with this article.
(b) Employees shall also have the right to refrain from any or all such activities described above.
No city employee or any other person acting on behalf of the city, an exclusive bargaining agent, or a union or labor organization may interfere with the exercise of an employee's rights under this article or commit any form of retaliation arising from the exercise of any rights granted here under this article.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 29494, § 1, 6-22-23, eff. 1-1-24)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH114PE_ARTVCOBA_S114-401EMRIFetched: 10/28/2026