Posts tagged Union Members Right to Know Act
U.S. Senators Unveil Bills to Strengthen Workers’ Rights
November 12, 2025 // F. Vincent Vernuccio, President, Institute for the American Worker. “Together, these bills reflect a modern approach to labor relations — one that trusts workers, promotes transparency, and ensures the law is applied fairly. The committee, led by Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA), deserves credit for advancing a balanced package that empowers American workers and strengthens freedom in the workplace.”
AFP Backs Transformative Labor Reform Package from Chairman Cassidy (LA) Senate HELP Committee Members
November 10, 2025 // “Americans for Prosperity thanks Senators Cassidy, Scott, and Tuberville, as well as the Senate HELP Committee, for advancing a package of reforms that will help us lead the global economy in the 21st century by empowering every worker. We do this by modernizing rigid, dated labor laws that fail to give workers the voice and transparency they deserve. These reforms will provide workers with greater choice and opportunities in the workplace to unleash prosperity and take advantage of our evolving and innovative labor market,” Austen Bannan, Employment Fellow, Americans for Prosperity.
GOP Senators Push Bills to Modernize Labor Laws
November 10, 2025 // The proposed bills aim to bring outdated labor statutes into the 21st century by addressing how work is done today rather than how work was done nearly a century ago, according to the senators who introduced the bills. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led the effort with support from Sens. Jim Banks, R-Ind., Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and Tim Scott, R-S.C.
Union Members Right to Know Act would protect union-worker rights and promote transparency
October 6, 2024 // The Union Members Right to Know Act would guarantee that all workers represented by a union know that they can demand that their dues be used only for collective bargaining purposes or other services essential to unions’ ability to function and generally keep the lights on. It allows workers to prevent their hard-earned dollars being diverted to pay for political activities that they do not support.
Ranking Member Cassidy Introduces Legislation Preventing Unions from Abusing Workers’ Dues to Promote Antisemitism, Hateful Ideology
October 4, 2024 // “At a time when major unions are blatantly disregarding the opinions and interests of their members, I applaud Senator Cassidy for introducing legislation that will ensure workers know their union rights and enhance them,” said F. Vincent Vernuccio, President, Institute for the American Worker.
Education and the Workforce Committee Releases Shocking Report on Union Antisemitic Activity
September 20, 2024 // Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released a report detailing how unions put politics over members while pursuing antisemitic activism. The report includes a thorough accounting of rampant antisemitic activity within the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA), a United Auto Workers local union, following ALAA’s passage of an anti-Israel resolution in December of 2023. Following the resolution’s adoption, it was revealed that the statutory rights of union members were violated through retaliatory actions related to the resolution.