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1968

Union security agreements

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Labor Law--Unions--The National Labor Relations Board's Role In Examining The Use Of Union Dues Collected Pursuant To A Union Security Agreement, Michigan Law Review Nov 1968

Labor Law--Unions--The National Labor Relations Board's Role In Examining The Use Of Union Dues Collected Pursuant To A Union Security Agreement, Michigan Law Review

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Under section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a majority union and an employer are permitted to enter into a so-called "union security agreement," which requires all employees in the bargaining unit to tender to the union as a condition of continued employment "the periodic dues and the initiation fees uniformly required" by the union of its members. As long as an employee-whether or not he is a member of the union-is willing to pay the proper initiation fees and the "periodic dues.., uniformly required," the union commits an unfair labor practice if it threatens to request or …