S 2543 · 94th Congress · Journalism
Journalists' Freedom of Choice Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.(1975-10-21)
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Journalists' Freedom of Choice Act - Provides, under the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act, that any individual employed by the press, radio, or television as a columnist, broadcast journalist, commentor, or critic on public issues shall have the right at any time to bargain in respect of terms and conditions of employment with or to present grievances to his employer, and to enter into individual contracts or to have such grievances adjusted, without the intervention of or participation by the bargaining representative, and irrespective of the consistency or inconsistency of any such contract or adjustment with the terms of any collective-bargaining agreement then in effect.…
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