                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PAYMENT OF CERTAIN CHARGES BY CARRIERS OR SHIPPERS TO OR FOR BENEFIT OF LABOR
ORGANIZATION (§ 40.1-54)

1. As used in this section, the term &#8220;labor organization&#8221; means any
organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or
plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole
or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes,
wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.

2. It shall be unlawful for any carrier or shipper of property, or any
association of such carriers or shippers, to agree to pay, or to pay, to or for
the benefit of a labor organization, directly or indirectly, any charge by
reason of the placing upon, delivery to, or movement by rail, or by a railroad
car, of a motor vehicle, trailer, or container which is also capable of being
moved or propelled upon the highways, and any such agreement shall be void and
unenforceable.

3. It shall be unlawful for any labor organization to accept or receive from any
carrier or shipper of property, or any association of such carriers or shippers,
any payment described above.

4. Any corporation, association, organization, firm or person who agrees to pay,
or who does pay, or who agrees to receive, or who does receive, any payment
described hereinabove shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not
less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. Each act of violation, and
each day during which such an agreement remains in effect, shall constitute a
separate offense.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 40-64.1; 1962, c. 376; 1970, c. 321.