H.R. 1232 — National Right-to-Work Act

This section provides the short title of the Act as the “National Right-to-Work Act.”

This section revises the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to eliminate the statutory exceptions that allow union-security agreements requiring labor organization membership as a condition of employment. Specifically, it amends Section 7 of the NLRA (29 U.S.C. 157) to remove the clause preserving employees’ right to refrain from union activity only “except to the extent” that right is limited by a Section 8(a)(3) agreement; amends Section 8(a)(3) (29 U.S.C. 158(a)(3)) to strike the proviso authorizing such agreements; amends Section 8(b)(2) and 8(b)(5) (29 U.S.C. 158(b)(2), (5)) to remove references to discrimination and membership retention under those agreements; and amends Section 8(f) (29 U.S.C. 158(f)) to strike paragraph (2) and redesignate the remaining paragraphs. (Thus, the bill would prohibit union-security arrangements in covered employment and remove related unfair labor practice provisions tied to those arrangements.)

This section terminates the authority in paragraph Eleventh of section 2 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 152). (Thus, the provision removes the statutory paragraph that governs the deduction of union dues and other payments from railroad employees’ wages.)