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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2808 

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 10, 2009 

Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. PAUL, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. MARCHANT, 

Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. MACK, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BRADY of 

Texas, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. BUYER, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. ROONEY, and Mr. PAULSEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect 

employer rights. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truth in Employment 

5 Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) An atmosphere of trust and civility in labor2 management relationships is essential to a produc3 tive workplace and a healthy economy. 

4 (2) The tactic of using professional union orga5 nizers and agents to infiltrate a targeted employer’s 

6 workplace, a practice commonly referred to as ‘‘salt7 ing’’ has evolved into an aggressive form of harass8 ment not contemplated when the National Labor Re9 lations Act was enacted and threatens the balance of 

10 rights which is fundamental to our system of collec11 tive bargaining. 

12 (3) Increasingly, union organizers are seeking 

13 employment with nonunion employers not because of 

14 a desire to work for such employers but primarily to 

15 organize the employees of such employers or to in16 flict economic harm specifically designed to put non17 union competitors out of business, or to do both. 

18 (4) While no employer may discriminate against 

19 employees based upon the views of employees con20 cerning collective bargaining, an employer should 

21 have the right to expect job applicants to be pri22 marily interested in utilizing the skills of the appli23 cants to further the goals of the business of the em24 ployer. 

25 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 


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1 (1) to preserve the balance of rights between 

2 employers, employees, and labor organizations which 

3 is fundamental to our system of collective bar4 gaining; 

5 (2) to preserve the rights of workers to orga6 nize, or otherwise engage in concerted activities pro7 tected under the National Labor Relations Act; and 

8 (3) to alleviate pressure on employers to hire 

9 individuals who seek or gain employment in order to 

10 disrupt the workplace of the employer or otherwise 

11 inflict economic harm designed to put the employer 

12 out of business. 

13 SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYER RIGHTS. 

14 Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

15 U.S.C. 158(a)) is amended by adding after and below 

16 paragraph (5) the following: 

17 ‘‘Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requir18 ing an employer to employ any person who seeks or has 

19 sought employment with the employer in furtherance of 

20 other employment or agency status.’’. 

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