S 545 — National Right-to-Work Act

Summary

National Right-to-Work Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that is a union security agreement, to require employees to join a union as a condition of employment (including provisions permitting railroad carriers to require, pursuant to such an agreement, payroll deduction of union dues or fees as a condition of employment).

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html March 07, 2017

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The bill amends existing labor laws to remove provisions related to union security agreements and specific employer obligations concerning union membership.

• 29 U.S.C. § 157

  except to the extent that such right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized in section 158(a)(3)

  Removes the allowance for agreements requiring union membership as a condition of employment.

• 29 U.S.C. § 158

  : Provided, That nothing in this subchapter, or in any other statute of the United States, shall preclude an employer from making an agreement with a labor organization (not established, maintained, or assisted by any action defined in this subsection as an unfair labor practice) to require as a condition of employment membership therein on or after the thirtieth day following the beginning of such employment or the effective date of such agreement, whichever is the later, (i) if such labor organization is the representative of the employees as provided in section 159(a) of this title, in the appropriate collective-bargaining unit covered by such agreement when made, and (ii) unless following an election held as provided in section 159(e) of this title within one year preceding the effective date of such agreement, the Board shall have certified that at least a majority of the employees eligible to vote in such election have voted to rescind the authority of such labor organization to make such an agreement

  Eliminates the conditions under which employers can require union membership after employment begins.

• 29 U.S.C. § 158

  or to discriminate against an employee with respect to whom membership in such organization has been denied or terminated on some ground other than his failure to tender the periodic dues and the initiation fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership

  Removes provisions allowing discrimination claims related to union membership and dues.

• 29 U.S.C. § 158

  covered by an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3) of this section

  Removes references to agreements that require union membership as a condition for employment.

• 29 U.S.C. § 158

  Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall set aside the final proviso to section 8(a)(3) of this Act:

  Eliminates protective clauses for agreements requiring union membership.

• 29 U.S.C. § 159

  subsection (e)

  Removes the provision regarding unions requesting elections for representation.

Action History

1. March 07, 2017

   Introduced in Senate

2. March 07, 2017

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

• Rand Paul · Primary

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