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H.R. 5440 101st Congress House

To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.

Introduced: August 2, 1990 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Labor union membershipRailroad employeesUnion security
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Sep 4, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Aug 2, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 2, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 4, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to eliminate all provisions authorizing union security agreements (agreements which require union membership as a condition of employment).

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5440: To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5440/
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"H.R. 5440: To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5440/.
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H.R. 5440, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5440/.
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[H.R. 5440: To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5440/)
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