The following are employee rights guaranteed by federal law under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to union members or employees represented by a union that may not be guaranteed by federal law to employees “represented” by a non-union worker center.

1. Right to express an opinion by secret ballot vote or card signature on whether a labor organization should represent the employees
2. Right to dismiss a labor organization lacking majority support in the workplace by defeating its representation campaign or by decertification
3. Freedom of speech within the union structure
4. Freedom to assemble within the union structure (including forming an opposition group to the union leadership)
5. Right to vote by secret ballot on union officers
6. Right to stand for union office
7. Right to inspect agreements between the labor organization and employer
8. Right to inspect detailed union financial records to determine if dues are well-spent
9. Right to a process to remove corrupt or criminal labor organization leadership
   
10. Right to vote on agreements between employer and the labor organization
11. Right to participate in labor organization meetings
12. Right to vote by secret ballot on the amount of dues and fees owed to the local labor organization
13. Right to vote by secret ballot for delegates to the parent labor organization’s convention
14. Right to sue the labor organization without employer funding or interference
15. Right to due process before a labor organization fines, suspends, or expels a member
16. Right not to be disciplined by a labor organization for exercising LMRDA rights
17. Right not to be “restrained, coerced, or intimidated” in the exercise of LMRDA rights
18. Right to join or  not join a labor organization freely
19. Right to fair representation by a labor organization, regardless of membership status
20. Right not to be disciplined for filing a decertification petition
21. Right not to be disciplined for filing an unfair labor practice charge against the labor organization
22. Proscription against violence on a picket line
23. Proscription against threats against non-strikers
24. Proscription against threats that non-supporters will lose their jobs
25. Proscription against “excessive or discriminatory” dues and membership fees