Nationwide Right to Unionize Act
HR 5351, the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, repeals a federal law (Section 14(b) of the National Labor Relations Act) that currently allows states to enact "right-to-work" laws. This would prevent states from banning agreements requiring workers to pay union dues as a condition of employment, directly affecting workers in states with such laws. The bill's key mechanism is overriding state right-to-work statutes with federal law, ensuring union security agreements remain enforceable nationwide.
Bill status
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Introduction
Sep 2023
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Introduced Sep 5, 2023
Last action Sep 5, 2023
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Sep 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Sep 5, 2023
Introduced
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1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
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Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
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Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
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Brendan F. Boyle
DDemocratic
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Christopher R. Deluzio
DDemocratic
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Daniel T. Kildee
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Eric Swalwell
DDemocratic
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James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
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Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
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Jerrold Nadler
DDemocratic
Co
Jill N. Tokuda
DDemocratic
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