The Union Members Right to Know Act would require labor unions to provide members with detailed information about their rights as union members, including copies of federal labor law, information about religious exemptions from paying dues, and details about the Supreme Court's Beck decision, which protects workers' rights to limit their financial contributions to unions. The bill mandates that unions deliver this information to new members within 30 days of joining and to existing members within one year, then annually thereafter, either by mail or email, and requires unions with websites to prominently display this information on their homepage. Additionally, the legislation establishes that union dues and fees cannot be spent on activities unrelated to collective bargaining and contract administration unless members provide written authorization that expires after one year with no automatic renewal. Labor organizations would need to certify compliance with these requirements to the Department of Labor within 180 days of the law's enactment and annually thereafter, and the Secretary of Labor would have 180 days to issue implementing regulations.
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