,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fedd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bf1 #bjah,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,smucker1 ,mr4 ,francis ,rooney of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,messer1 and ,mr4 ,banks of ,indiana7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to provide protections for workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization and their right to refrain from paying dues or fees to a labor organization for nonrepresentational activity1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,the ,employee ,rights ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,representatives and elections ,section #i of the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aei7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking the period at the end and inserting a colon2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 ,provided further1 ,that representatives shall be designated or selected through a secret ballot in an election conducted by the ,board42 and 7#b7 in subsection 7e71 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 7,a7 ,petition for recertification elections ,an employer of employees within a certified bargaining unit 7including a voluntarily recognized bargaining unit7 covered by an agreement between such employer and a labor organization may petition the ,board for a recertification election with respect to such labor organization if such employer asserts that turnover1 expansion1 or alteration by merger exceeds #ej percent of the bargaining unit4 7,b7 ,approval ,if the ,board finds that1 with respect to a petition under subparagraph 7,a71 turnover1 expansion1 or alteration by merger exceeds #ej percent of the bargaining unit1 the ,board shall hold a recertification election by members of the bargaining unit through a secret paper ballot not later than #cj days after the date of such finding4 ,if a majority of the votes cast in a valid recertification election reject the representation by the labor organization-- 7i7 the ,board shall withdraw the certification of such labor organization with respect to such employer2 7ii7 the labor organization shall cease representation of employees in such bargaining unit2 and 7iii7 any pending obligations to1 or on behalf of1 the labor organization in a collectively bargained contract between such employer and such labor organization shall terminate on the date that is #cj days after the date on which the recertification election is held4 7,c7 ,requirements ,such election shall be conducted without regard to the pendency of any unfair labor practice charge against the employer or the labor organization representing the employees1 and the ,board shall rule on any objections to the election pursuant to its established time frames for resolving such matters4 4 #c4 ,right not to subsidize union nonrepresentational activities ,title ,i of the ,labor-,management ,reporting and ,disclosure ,act of #aiei 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #daa et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ajf4 ,right not to subsidize union nonrepresentational activities ,no employee's union dues1 fees1 or assessments or other contributions shall be used or contributed to any person1 organization1 or entity for any purpose not directly related to the labor organization's collective bargaining or contract administration functions on behalf of the represented unit employee unless the employee member1 or nonmember required to make such payments as a condition of employment1 authorizes such expenditure in writing1 after a notice period of not less than #ce days4 ,an initial authorization provided by an employee under the preceding sentence shall expire not later than #a year after the date on which such authorization is signed by the employee4 ,there shall be no automatic renewal of an authorization under this section4 4