A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any employee who is a member of a religion or sect historically holding conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting a labor organization shall not be required to do so.

Summary

Exempts members of bona fide religions which historically hold conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting labor organizations from compulsory membership or support of such organizations under the National Labor Relations Act. Stipulates that such persons may be required to pay in accordance with specified guideline sums equal to applicable union dues and initiation fees to nonreligious charitable funds.

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Timeline

1. 17 October 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 October 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 October 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 October 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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