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HR 2434 106th Congress House

Worker Paycheck Fairness Act of 1999

Official title: To require labor organizations to secure prior, voluntary, written authorization as a condition of using any portion of dues or fees for activities not necessa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require labor organizations to secure prior, voluntary, written authorization as a condition of using any portion of dues or fees for activities not necessary to performing duties relating to the representation of employees in dealing with the employer on labor-management issues, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 1, 1999 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative procedureCivil actions and liabilityCollective bargainingDepartment of Labor
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 11, 2000
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.
Oct 11, 2000
Reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 106-968.
Nov 3, 1999
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 22.
Nov 3, 1999
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 3, 1999
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations Discharged.
Nov 3, 1999
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 22.
Aug 6, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jul 1, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 1, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1493-1494)
Jul 1, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 11, 2000

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Worker Paycheck Fairness Act of 1999 - 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2434: Worker Paycheck Fairness Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2434/
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