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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:H.R. 6544.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:the authority enumerated in Clause 3 of Section 8 ofArticle I of the United States Constitution[Page H7725]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>The Employee Rights Act of 2018</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the selection of labor representatives for collective bargaining through secret ballot in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. It also provides for recertification of a bargaining unit if an employer asserts that turnover, expansion, or alteration by merger exceeds 50% of the unit. </p> <p>The bill also prohibits dues paid by an employee to a labor organization from being expended for any purpose not directly related to the organization's collective bargaining or contract administration functions unless the employee authorizes such expenditure in writing.</p> <p><br /></p>]]></text>
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    <title>The Employee Rights Act of 2018</title>
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