House
Mar 21, 1997

To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to ensure that employees have adequate access and information regarding the use of employee dues and fees paid to labor organizations.

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Union Members Right to Know Act of 1997 - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to revise requirements for reports by labor organizations to the Secretary of Labor. Requires such reports to include specified information regarding the use of employee dues and fees, including itemization of sums spent on political and other specified activities. Requires labor organizations to provide the employees they represent with complete copies of such annual reports.

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Introduced(3/5/97)
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JC

Mr. CHRISTENSEN

(R) NE – 2

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Mar 21, 1997