Amends the National Labor Relations Act to repeal the disclaimer that nothing in the law shall be construed as authorizing the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in any state or territory in which such execution or application is prohibited by state or territorial law.
(Thus preempts contrary state or territorial law to allow the execution or application of agreements requiring union membership.)
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2775 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2775
To repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding
requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of
employment.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 1, 2011
Mr. Sherman (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Stark, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Brady
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Sutton, and Ms. Kaptur) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce
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A BILL
To repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding
requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of
employment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL.
Section 14 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 164) is
amended by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as
subsection (b).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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