Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, FEDERAL LEGISLATION—Senate bill aims to restrict labor unions’ use of employees’ personal info, (Nov 14, 2025)
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By Thomas Leithauser
The legislation would amend the National Labor Relations Act by making it an unfair labor practice to “misuse” employees’ personal information.
Legislation that would restrict the use of employees’ personal information by labor unions has been introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R., La.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Tim Scott (R., S.C.).
The Worker Privacy Act (S.B. 3128, 119th Cong. (2025)) would amend the National Labor Relations Act by making it an unfair labor practice to “misuse” employees’ personal information. It would allow labor unions to obtain basic personal information of employees prior to union elections, including names and “one additional form of personal contact information for the employee (such as a telephone number, an email address, or a mailing address) chosen by the employee in writing,” according to its text.
But it would ban the sale of employees’ personal information to third parties or the use of the information for “political activism” or “for any reason other than a representation proceeding.” Information provided voluntarily wouldn’t be covered by the bill.
The National Labor Relations Board would be required to issue regulations to implement the bill within nine months of its enactment.
“American workers deserve the freedom to make their own choices without interference from unions or political interests,” Sen. Scott said in a news release. “This legislation protects that freedom by establishing workers’ right to choose which contact information they share with unions and limiting how personal information can be used during representation proceedings. No employee should have to give up their privacy or face political pressure simply for going to work, and this bill restores accountability and respect for individual rights.”
Senator Bill Cassidy stated, “I appreciate Senator Scott’s leadership in this effort to protect Americans’ privacy in the workplace and ensure their data is not misused.”
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