National Right-to-Work Act

Bill: 113-s-204
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2013-01-31
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor-management relations

Railroads

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 11.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>National Right-to-Work Act - 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). </p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 11 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 204 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 31, 2013 Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Lee , Mr. Coburn , Mr. Burr , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Heller , Mr. Vitter , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Chambliss , Mr. Risch , and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time February 4, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Right-to-Work Act . 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) of this section ; and (3) in subsection (f), by striking clause (2) and redesignating clauses (3) and (4) as clauses (2) and (3), respectively. 3. Amendment to the Railway Labor Act Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act ( 45 U.S.C. 152 ) is amended by striking paragraph Eleven.

February 4, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar