,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjbd,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,labor-,management
 ,reporting and ,disclosure ,act of     
#aiei to require labor organizations to 
make certain disclosures to its members1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,union ,members ,right to ,know ,act4   
#b4 ,amendments to the                  
,labor-,management ,reporting and       
,disclosure ,act of #aiei  7a7 ,required
 disclosures ,section #aje of the       
,labor-,management ,reporting and       
,disclosure ,act of #aiei 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #dae7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking    
,every and inserting the following3  7a7
 ,in general ,every  2 and  7#b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7b7   
,required disclosures  7#a7 ,in general 

,every labor organization shall provide 
to each member of the labor             
organization1 in accordance with        
paragraph 7#b71 the following3 7,a7 ,a  
copy of this ,act and a summary of each 
title of this ,act4  7,b7 ,a summary of 
the rights of an individual to seek1    
pursuant to title ,,vii of the ,civil   
,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjjj;e et seq471 a reasonable          
accommodation1 based on the religious   
beliefs or practices of the individual1 
not to pay dues or fees to the labor    
organization4  7,c7 ,a summary of the   
rights of employees under the holding of
 the ,supreme ,court of the ,united     
,states in ,communications ,workers v4  
,beck1 #dhg ,u4,s4 #gce 7#aihh74  7#b7  
,disclosure requirements ,every labor   
organization shall provide the          
information under paragraph 7#a7 by--   
7,a7 mail or electronic mail-- 7i7 7,i7 
to each employee who joins the labor    
organization on or after the date that  
is #ij days after the date of enactment 

of the ,union ,members ,right to ,know  
,act1 not later than #cj days after the 
employee joins the labor organization2  
and  7,,ii7 to each member of the labor 
organization who was a member on the day
 before the date that is #ij days after 
the date of enactment of the ,union     
,members ,right to ,know ,act1 not later
 than #a year after such date of        
enactment2 and  7ii7 on an annual basis2
 and  7,b7 if the labor organization has
 a website1 maintaining on the home-page
 of the website of the labor            
organization a hyperlink1 titled ,union 
,member ,rights and ,officer            
,responsibilities ,under the ,,lmrda1 to
 the information described under        
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,compliance  7,a7 
,initial compliance ,not later than #ahj
 days after such date of enactment1     
every labor organization that is        
required to comply with paragraph       
7#b77;,b7 shall submit to the ,secretary
 a form signed by its president and     
treasurer1 or corresponding principal   

officers1 certifying that the labor     
organization has complied with the      
requirements of such paragraph4  7,b7   
,ongoing compliance ,not later than #ah 
months after such date of enactment1 and
 on an annual basis thereafter1 each    
labor organization shall submit to the  
,secretary a form signed by its         
president and treasurer1 or             
corresponding principal officers1       
certifying that the labor organization  
has complied with the requirements of   
paragraph 7#b74  4  7b7 ,right not ,to  
subsidize labor organization            
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 labor           
organization nonrepresentational        
activities ,no employee's labor         
organization dues1 fees1 assessments1 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  #c4            
,regulations ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,labor shall    
issue such regulations as are necessary 
to implement the amendments made by     
section #b of this ,act4