H.R. 175 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 175 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2013 Mr. Griffin of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To require labor organizations to provide the notice to employees related to fees collection required pursuant to the Supreme Court cases Teachers Local No. 1 v. Hudson and Knox v. Service Employees International Union. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Paycheck Protection Act. 2. Notice requirements related to fees collection by labor organizations (a) Notice required Prior to imposing or collecting any dues or fees from its members or from any other employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement, or increasing any such dues or fees, a labor organization shall provide all employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement with a written notice explaining how the labor organization calculated the share of such dues or fees that are for non-political costs related to collective bargaining. (b) Affirmative consent required from non-Union employees A labor organization may not exact any funds for dues or fees from any employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement who is not a member of the labor organization without the affirmative consent of such employee. 3. Definitions As used in this Act, the terms employee and labor organization have the meanings given such terms in section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152).