National Right-to-Work Act

Bill: 116-hr-2571
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-08
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor-management relations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>National Right-to-Work Act </strong></p> <p>This bill repeals those provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act 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: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2571 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2019 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Carter of Texas , Mr. Allen , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Davidson of Ohio , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Norman , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Rooney of Florida , Mr. Babin , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Banks , Mr. Harris , Mr. Perry , Mr. Cole , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Hudson , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Buck , Mr. Massie , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Budd , Mr. Graves of Georgia , Mr. Hill of Arkansas , Mr. Timmons , Ms. Cheney , Mr. Long , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Williams , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Ratcliffe , and Mr. Dunn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 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) 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) Section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(a)(3) ) is amended by striking : Provided, That and all that follows through retaining membership . (c) Section 8(b) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking or to discriminate and all that follows through retaining membership ; and (2) in paragraph (5), by striking covered by an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3) . (d) Section 8(f) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(f) ) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (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 Eleventh.