Any
undertaking or promise, such as is described in this section, or
any other undertaking or promise in conflict with the public
policy declared in RCW 49.32.020, is hereby declared to be
contrary to the public policy of the state of Washington, shall
not be enforceable in any court of the state of Washington, and
shall not afford any basis for the granting of legal or equitable
relief by any such court, including specifically the following:
Every undertaking or promise hereafter made, whether written
or oral, express or implied, constituting or contained in any
contract or agreement of hiring or employment between any
individual, firm, company, association, or corporation and any
employee or prospective employee of the same, whereby:
(1) Either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or
promises not to join, become, or remain a member of any labor
organization or of any employer organization; or
(2) Either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or
promises that he or she will withdraw from an employment relation
in the event that he or she joins, becomes, or remains a member
of any labor organization or of any employer organization.
[2010 c 8 § 12029; 1933 ex.s. c 7 § 3; RRS § 7612-3.]