Union Members Right to Know Act

(1) by striking Every and inserting the following:

Every

(1) ; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

Every labor organization shall provide to members of the labor organization, in accordance with paragraph (2), the following:

(A) A copy of this Act, and a summary of each title of this Act.

(B) A summary of the rights of an individual to seek, pursuant to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), a reasonable accommodation, based on the religious beliefs or practices of the individual, not to pay dues or fees to the labor organization.

(C) A summary of the rights of employees under the holding of the Supreme Court in Communications Workers v. Beck, 487 U.S. 735 (1988).

Every labor organization shall provide the information under paragraph (1) by—

(A) mail or electronic mail—

(i) to any member who joins the labor organization on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of the Union Members Right to Know Act, not later than 30 days after the member joins the labor organization; and

(ii) to each member of the labor organization, not later than 1 year after such date of enactment, and on an annual basis thereafter; and

(B) if the labor organization has a website, maintaining on the home-page of the website of the labor organization a hyperlink, titled Union Member Rights and Officer Responsibilities Under the LMRDA, to the information described under paragraph (1).

Not later than 180 days after such date of enactment, every labor organization that is required to comply with paragraph (2)(B) shall submit to the Secretary a form signed by its president and treasurer or corresponding principal officers certifying that the labor organization has complied with the requirements of such paragraph.

Not later than 18 months after such date of enactment, and on an annual basis thereafter, each labor organization shall submit to the Secretary a form signed by its president and treasurer or corresponding principal officers certifying that the labor organization has complied with the requirements of paragraph (2).