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To require union contract votes to be carried out through a secret ballot election, to prohibit unions from authorizing strikes unless a majority of members of the union vote to authorize a strike, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires that collective bargaining agreements be approved by a majority vote of union members in good standing conducted by secret ballot, with union members receiving the agreement at least 72 hours before the vote. The bill also requires that unions may not authorize strikes unless approved by a majority vote of members in good standing conducted by secret ballot. These requirements amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and the National Labor Relations Act, and take effect 18 months after the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO)
Actions (2)
- Nov 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Nov 19, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 19, 2025
Mr. Harris of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Onder, and Mr. Fine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To require union contract votes to be carried out through a secret ballot election, to prohibit unions from authorizing strikes unless a majority of members of the union vote to authorize a strike, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Ask the Union Members Act”.
SEC. 2. SECRET BALLOT FOR RATIFICATION AND STRIKE AUTHORIZATION.
(a) Contract Ratification Requirements.—Section 101(a) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 411(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(6) Contract Ratification.—A collective bargaining agreement may not be executed by a labor organization unless such agreement is approved to be ratified by a majority vote of the members of such labor organization in good standing voting in a referendum conducted by secret ballot, after providing such agreement to each member of the labor organization not later than 72 hours prior to such referendum.”.
(b) Strike Authorization Requirements.—Section 8(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(8) to authorize a strike, unless such strike is approved to be authorized by a majority vote of the members in good standing voting in a referendum conducted by secret ballot.”.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this Act shall take effect beginning on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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