Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any employee who is a member of and adheres to a bona fide religion, body, or sect historically holding conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting a labor organization shall not be required to do so.
Allows such employee to be required in an employment contract to pay sums in lieu of and equal to dues and initiation fees to a nonreligious, nonlabor, charitable organization chosen by the employee.
Authorizes the labor organization to charge such employee the reasonable cost of any grievance-arbitration procedure instigated by and for such employee's benefit.
Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 96-496.
Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Measure considered in House.
Measure considered in House.
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #44 (349-15).
Roll Call #44 (House)Measure passed House, amended, roll call #44 (349-15).
Roll Call #44 (House)Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged in Senate.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged in Senate.
Measure considered in Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate.
Enacted as Public Law 96-593
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Measure passed Senate.
Measure enrolled in House.
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Measure presented to President.
Measure presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Public Law 96-593.
Public Law 96-593.