I 
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. RADANO-
VICH, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. WILSON of South Caro-
lina, 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. ROO-
NEY, 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truth in Employment 
Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) An atmosphere of trust and civility in labor- 
management relationships is essential to a produc-
tive workplace and a healthy economy. 
(2) The tactic of using professional union orga-
nizers and agents to infiltrate a targeted employer’s 
workplace, a practice commonly referred to as ‘‘salt-
ing’’ has evolved into an aggressive form of harass-
ment not contemplated when the National Labor Re-
lations Act was enacted and threatens the balance of 
rights which is fundamental to our system of collec-
tive bargaining. 
(3) Increasingly, union organizers are seeking 
employment with nonunion employers not because of 
a desire to work for such employers but primarily to 
organize the employees of such employers or to in-
flict economic harm specifically designed to put non-
union competitors out of business, or to do both. 
(4) While no employer may discriminate against 
employees based upon the views of employees con-
cerning collective bargaining, an employer should 
have the right to expect job applicants to be pri-
marily interested in utilizing the skills of the appli-
cants to further the goals of the business of the em-
ployer. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
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(1) to preserve the balance of rights between 
employers, employees, and labor organizations which 
is fundamental to our system of collective bar-
gaining; 
(2) to preserve the rights of workers to orga-
nize, or otherwise engage in concerted activities pro-
tected under the National Labor Relations Act; and 
(3) to alleviate pressure on employers to hire 
individuals who seek or gain employment in order to 
disrupt the workplace of the employer or otherwise 
inflict economic harm designed to put the employer 
out of business. 
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYER RIGHTS. 
Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 158(a)) is amended by adding after and below 
paragraph (5) the following: 
‘‘Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requir-
ing an employer to employ any person who seeks or has 
sought employment with the employer in furtherance of 
other employment or agency status.’’. 
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