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HR 1625 105th Congress House

Worker Paycheck Fairness Act

Official title: To ensure that workers have sufficient information about their rights regarding the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations and the uses of employee dues and fees by labor organizations.

Introduced: May 15, 1997 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative procedureCollective bargainingDepartment of LaborEmployee rights
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 8, 1997
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 105-397.
Nov 8, 1997
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 231.
Oct 8, 1997
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 8, 1997
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 9, 1997
Committee Hearings Held.
Jun 11, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 15, 1997
Introduced in House
May 15, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action November 8, 1997

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 231.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Worker Paycheck Fairness Act - Requires a labor union accepting payment of any dues or fees from an employee as a condition of employment to secure from each employee a prior, voluntary, written authorization for any portion of such dues or fees which will be used for activities not necessary to performing the duties of exclusive representation in dealing with the employer on labor-management issues. Gives employees a right of civil action against any labor union which violates this requirement.

Requires employers to post notice relating to such requirement.

Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require every labor union to attribute and report expenses by function classification in detail necessary to allow its members to determine whether such expenses were necessary to performing the duties of exclusive representation in dealing with the employer on labor-management issues. Requires disclosure under such Act to employees required to pay any union dues or fees (under a union security agreement) as well as to union members.

Makes it unlawful for any labor organization to coerce, intimidate, threaten, interfere with, or retaliate against any employee in the exercise of, or on account of having exercised, any right granted or protected by this Act.

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