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HR 1748 109th Congress House

Union Member Freedom From Strikes Act of 2005

Official title: To require labor organizations to guarantee members the opportunity to vote on contracts prior to work stoppage.

Introduced: July 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Labor contractsLabor disputesLabor unionsUnfair labor practicesVoting
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 21, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 21, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 9, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Union Member Freedom From Strikes Act of 2005 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for a labor organization or its agents to strike an employer unless the employees of the collective bargaining unit engaged in the strike have voted by secret ballot to reject the last contract offer proposed by such employer.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 4
SOUDER, MARK
· May 11, 2006
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 7, 2005
INGLIS, BOB
· Sep 7, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 12, 2005
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 17, 2005
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 14, 2005
Barrett, J.
· May 26, 2005
LINDER, JOHN
· Apr 21, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1748: Union Member Freedom From Strikes Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1748/
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"H.R. 1748: Union Member Freedom From Strikes Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1748/.
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