National Right-to-Work Act
Bill: S.406 | Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand (R-KY)
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
National Right-to-Work Act
This bill repeals those provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act that permit employers to make an agreement with a labor union to require employees to join such union as a condition of employment.
Currently, at least 27 states have enacted laws prohibiting employers from compelling employees to become members of a union as a condition of employment.

To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to 
  form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such 
                              activities.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Right-to-Work Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.

    (a) Rights of Employees.--Section 7 of the National Labor Relations 
Act (29 U.S.C. 157) is amended by striking ``except to'' and all that 
follows through ``authorized in section 8(a)(3)''.
    (b) Unfair Labor Practices.--Section 8 of the National Labor 
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``: Provided, That'' 
        and all that follows through ``retaining membership'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or to 
                discriminate'' and all that follows through ``retaining 
                membership''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``covered by an 
                agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3)''; and
            (3) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking clause (2) and redesignating 
                clauses (3) and (4) as clauses (2) and (3), 
                respectively; and
                    (B) by striking ``Provided, That nothing in this 
                subsection shall set aside the final proviso to section 
                8(a)(3) of this Act: Provided further,'' and inserting 
                ``Provided,''.
    (c) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) National labor relations act.--The National Labor 
        Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. 159), by striking 
                subsection (e);
                    (B) in section 3(b) (29 U.S.C. 153(b)), by striking 
                ``or (e)''; and
                    (C) in section 8(f) (29 U.S.C. 158(f)), as amended 
                by subsection (b)(3), by striking ``or 9(e)''.
            (2) Other laws.--Section 453A(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653a(a)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
        striking ``section 8(f)(3)'' and inserting ``section 8(f)(2)''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT.

    Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 152) is amended--
            (1) by striking the Eleventh paragraph under the heading 
        for general duties; and
            (2) by redesignating the Twelfth paragraph under the 
        heading for general duties as the Eleventh paragraph.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply to any 
agreement entered into or renewed after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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