COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 2830), H8099 [9SE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H417 [3FE]

Employment: protect employee rights (see H.R. 978), H1011 [4MR]

———protect employer rights (see S. 337), S1143 [3FE]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 764), S3594 [12AP]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 424), S1439 [11FE]

———require written authorization to use dues or fees for activities not necessary for labor representation in dealing with management (see H.R. 2434), H5332 [1JY] (see H.R. 2467), H5366 [12JY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 1016), S5155 [12MY] (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H2544 [29AP]

———jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 478), H376 [2FE]

Letters

Inflation adjustments to the NLRB mandatory jurisdiction thresholds: several Representatives, E940 [12MY], E1061 [20MY]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, E1313 [17JN]

Remarks in House

AFL-CIO: tribute, E189 [10FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, E1313 [17JN]

———require written authorization to use dues or fees for activities not necessary for labor representation in dealing with management (H.R. 2434), E1493 [1JY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (H.R. 1093), E403 [11MR]

Los Angeles, CA: proposal to only use unionized contractors on Los Angeles Unified School District construction projects, H1337, H1386 [17MR], H1482 [23MR]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (H.R. 1620), E940 [12MY], E1061 [20MY]

———jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (H.R. 478), E367 [9MR]

Remarks in Senate

Avondale Shipyard: violations of labor laws and refusal to negotiate with Metal Trades Council union, S7090-S7092 [16JN]

Employment: protect employer rights (S. 337), S1148 [3FE]

———strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize, and strike (S. 654), S7090-S7092 [16JN]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 764), S3595 [12AP]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 424), S1448 [11FE]

Reports

Inflation Adjustments to the NLRB Mandatory Jurisdiction Thresholds: Labor Policy Association, E940 [12MY], E1061 [20MY]