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5 U.S.C. § 7102

Employees’ rights

United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

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5 U.S.C. § 7102, Employees’ rights, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427258
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Each employee shall have the right to form, join, or assist any labor organization, or to refrain from any such activity, freely and without fear of penalty or reprisal, and each employee shall be protected in the exercise of such right. Except as otherwise provided under this chapter, such right includes the right—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-454(S. 2640)1978-10-13
    Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally