The Union Members Right to Know Act requires labor unions to provide members with greater transparency about union agreements and governance. Specifically, unions must share copies of their collective bargaining agreements with affected employees either directly or through their website within 18 months of the law's enactment, and they must provide members with copies of the union's constitution and bylaws along with a summary of federal labor laws governing unions. The bill affects all unionized workers and union leadership, requiring unions to distribute this information through mail, email, or their websites within 30 days of a new member joining and annually to existing members. Union leaders must certify compliance with these new disclosure requirements to the Department of Labor within 180 days and annually thereafter. The Secretary of Labor is given 180 days to issue regulations implementing the law.
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