U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt, along with U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) have reintroduced legislation that repeals six controversial statutory provisions in two existing labor-related laws.
The laws that the National Right to Work Act will alter if ratified include the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act. Both allow private-sector workers, airline, and railroad employees, to be terminated if they don’t surrender a portion of their paycheck to a union.
“No one should be peer pressured or forced to join a union,” said Tuberville (R-Auburn) “That may work in some states, but not in Alabama. Alabama workers should have the freedom to do what is best for them and their families. I’m proud to partner with Sen. Paul to stand up for Alabama’s Right-to-Work laws.”
According to Britt (R-Montgomery), the National Right to Work Act “puts bargaining power back where it belongs.”
“After four years of wages failing to keep up with inflation under the Biden-Harris Administration, Republicans are putting American workers first,” said Britt. “The National Right to Work Act would protect Americans from being forced to hand over part of their hard-earned paycheck to a union they didn’t choose to join. I’m proud to support this legislation that rightly ensures hardworking Americans are truly empowered to negotiate the terms of their own employment.”
The National Right to Work Act has also been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Alabama is one of 28 right-to-work states that have enacted laws to protect employees from forced union membership.
Austen Shipley is the News Director for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten
