S. 504Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)In Committee

National Right-to-Work Act

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.

Sponsored by Jim DeMintSen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Introduced March 8, 2011

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March 8, 2011

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II

112th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 504

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 8, 2011

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 twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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)

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).

(b)

Unfair labor practices

Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)(3), by striking : Provided, That and all that follows through retaining membership;

(2)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (2), by striking or to discriminate and all that follows through retaining membership; and

(B)

in paragraph (5), by striking covered by an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3) of this section; and

(3)

in subsection (f), by striking clause (2) and redesignating clauses (3) and (4) as clauses (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 Eleven.