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Union Security Agreements

The NLRA permits, under certain conditions, a union and an employer to make a union-security agreement, which requires employees to make certain payments to the union to retain their jobs.

Building and Construction Industry ExceptionBuilding and Construction Industry Exception
The time that union-security agreements become effective cannot be less than 30 days except in the building and construction industry.

Religious Objection to Union-Security AgreementsReligious Objection to Union-Security Agreements
Under a union-security agreement, certain employees with religious objections to becoming members of a union or to supporting a union financially may be exempt from paying union dues and initiation fees.

Construction Industry Pre-Hire Union-Security AgreementsConstruction Industry Pre-Hire Union-Security Agreements
The NLRA’s Section 8(f) allows employers engaged primarily in the building and construction industry to sign a union-security agreement with a union without the union being designated as the representative of its employees.

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