National Right-to-Work Act

The National Right-to-Work Act (S. 370) proposes to amend federal labor laws to prohibit agreements between employers and labor unions that require employees to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employment. If enacted, this bill would eliminate provisions in the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act that currently allow for "union security" clauses in collective bargaining agreements.

For the average worker, this means that employment could not be denied or terminated based on whether an individual chooses to support or join a labor organization. The bill would apply nationwide, effectively extending "right-to-work" principles to all private-sector workplaces covered by federal labor law, regardless of existing state regulations.