Union Transparency and Accountability Act
- Last Action
- 2/8/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-08Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2019-02-08Introduced in House
- 2019-02-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-08 (00)
Union Transparency and Accountability Act
This bill amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to (1) require labor organizations to file certain disclosure forms detailing expenditures of union dues, (2) impose civil fines on labor organizations that fail to file required disclosures, and (3) make it unlawful for any labor organization to discharge or discriminate against any employee who has filed a whistle-blower complaint or who is testifying in a disclosure proceeding.
Cosponsors (1)
- David Roe (R-TN)
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government information and archives
- Judicial review and appeals
- Labor-management relations
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