National Right-to-Work Act

Bill: 117-hr-1275
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-24
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights

Labor-management relations

Railroads

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-24
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 to make an agreement with a labor union to require employees to join such union as a condition of employment. </p> <p>Currently, at least 27 states have enacted laws prohibiting employers from compelling employees to become members of a union as a condition of employment.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1275 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2021 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Perry , Mr. Norman , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Allen , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Cole , Mr. Banks , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Keller , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Timmons , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Hill , Mr. Moolenaar , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Issa , Mr. Massie , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Buck , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Mann , Mr. Cawthorn , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Carter of Texas , Mr. Pence , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Waltz , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Roy , Mr. Cline , Mr. Kelly of Mississippi , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Budd , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Womack , Mr. Hern , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Steube , Mr. Carl , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Guest , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Schweikert , Mrs. Lesko , Ms. Mace , and Mr. Williams of Texas ) 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.