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Calendar No. 333
112th CONGRESS
2D Session
S. 2173
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 7, 2012
Mr. DeMint (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Paul, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
March 8, 2012
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
National Right-to-Work
Act
.
Amendments to the National Labor Relations Act
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)
.
Unfair labor practices
Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is amended—
in subsection (a)(3), by striking :
Provided, That
and all that follows through
retaining membership
;
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (2), by striking or to
discriminate
and all that follows through retaining
membership
; and
in paragraph (5), by striking
covered by an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3) of this
section
; and
in subsection (f), by striking clause (2) and redesignating clauses (3) and (4) as clauses (2) and (3), respectively.
Amendment to the Railway Labor Act
Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 152) is amended by striking paragraph Eleven.
March 8, 2012
Read the second time and placed on the calendar