National Right-to-Work Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The National Right-to-Work Act removes National Labor Relations Act provisions that permit union-security agreements. It strikes language in section 7 that currently recognizes exceptions tied to section 8(a)(3), deletes the section 8(a)(3) proviso allowing agreements that require union membership as a condition of employment, removes related unfair-labor-practice language in section 8(b), and deletes the construction-industry version of the union-security concept in section 8(f). The practical effect is a national right-to-work rule for private-sector workers covered by the NLRA: a worker could not be required to join a union or pay dues or fees to keep a job.
Who Benefits and How
Employees who oppose union membership benefit because they cannot be required to join or financially support a union as an employment condition. Right-to-work advocacy organizations benefit because the bill nationalizes their core policy across NLRA-covered workplaces. Nonunion workers in unionized bargaining units benefit from avoiding mandatory dues or agency-fee obligations. Employers opposing union-security clauses benefit from removing a bargaining tool unions currently use in some agreements.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Labor unions lose the ability to negotiate union-security agreements that require covered workers to pay dues or fees. Unionized bargaining units may face free-rider problems when workers receive representation without financially supporting the union. Construction unions lose the special section 8(f) union-security language used in prehire agreements. The National Labor Relations Board must enforce revised unfair-labor-practice rules without the deleted union-security exceptions.
Key Provisions
- Amends NLRA section 7 to remove the union-security exception.
- Repeals section 8(a)(3) language authorizing membership-based employment conditions.
- Removes related union-security unfair-labor-practice language from section 8(b).
- Deletes the construction-industry union-security provision in section 8(f).
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Amends the National Labor Relations Act to bar union-security agreements that require workers to join or financially support a union as a condition of employment.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Unions, Employment
Primary Purpose
Amends the National Labor Relations Act to bar union-security agreements that require workers to join or financially support a union as a condition of employment.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Employees opposing union membership
- Right-to-work advocates
- Nonunion bargaining-unit workers
- Employers opposing union-security clauses
Identified Costs
- Labor unions
- Unionized bargaining units
- Construction unions
- National Labor Relations Board
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Cline, Mr. …
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Employees opposing union membership, Labor unions
Positive-direction: Employees opposing union membership
Negative-direction: Labor unions
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