Right to Work Support Growing on Capitol Hill
In the recently-concluded 2023- 2024 Congress, a record 169 members of the U.S. House and Senate combined cosponsored federal legislation to repeal forced union dues.
This legislation, known as the National Right to Work Act, would repeal all the parts of federal law that authorize compulsory union dues as a job condition.
And by the time this edition of the National Right to Work Newsletter reaches its readers, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) are expected to have already introduced House and Senate forced-dues repeal measures in the 2025- 26 Congress.
“When the Wilson-Paul measure becomes law, private-sector employees in all 50 states will have the freedom to choose as individuals whether or not to join or pay dues to a union,” explained National Right to Work Committee Vice President Matthew Leen.
“No employees covered by federal labor statutes will face job loss as a consequence of their decision to refuse to join or bankroll a union.
“The National Right to Work Act accomplishes this important policy change by removing all the forced union dues-imposing provisions now included in the National Labor Relations Act [NLRA] and the Railway Labor Act [RLA].” Compulsory unionism is primarily a moral issue. At the same time, the National Right to Work Act would have a significant positive impact on incomes and jobs.
All contents from this article were originally published on the National Right to Work Committee Website.
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