Nationwide Right To Unionize Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced
Summary
Removes the federal legal basis for state 'right-to-work' laws by repealing subsection (b) of section 14 of the National Labor Relations Act. The bill would stop states from relying on that federal provision to bar union membership or dues agreements.
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- Workers: Would allow unions to require membership or dues as a condition of employment in states that relied on the repealed NLRA subsection (b). This could change what employees must do to keep certain jobs.
- Unions: Would strengthen unions' ability to negotiate membership and dues terms in more places by removing a federal justification for state right-to-work rules.
- Employers: Could face new collective bargaining outcomes that include membership or dues requirements in states where right-to-work laws depended on the NLRA provision.
- States: Removes the specific federal authority states used to enact right-to-work restrictions, narrowing the legal basis for those state policies.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Change to state right-to-work laws
This bill would repeal subsection (b) of section 14 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 164). If enacted, that would remove the federal statutory basis some states used to pass "right-to-work" laws that ban requiring union membership or dues. That could let unions and employers agree to require membership or fees in some states. It could strengthen union bargaining for some workers and change costs or obligations for employers. The text includes no effective date or funding changes.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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