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HR 6477 110th Congress House Labor and Employment Federal preemption Federal-state relations Federal-territorial relations Government Operations and Politics Industrial relations Labor contracts Labor unions State laws

To repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment.

Introduced: July 10, 2008 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 10, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 10, 2008
Introduced in House
Jul 8, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6202)
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Labor-Management Relations Act to repeal the disclaimer that nothing in the law shall be construed as authorizing the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in any state or territory in which such execution or application is prohibited by state or territorial law.

(Thus preempts contrary state or territorial law to allow the execution or application of agreements requiring union membership.)

What's happening now July 10, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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