LABOR UNIONS see also Collective Bargaining

Amendments

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), consideration (H. Res. 526), H8257 [17NO]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), consideration (H. Res. 152), H1780 [19MR]

Articles and editorials

Jimmy Carter—The U.S. Is an ‘‘Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery’’, S6257 [4AU]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at U.S. ports (see S. 1519), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 3433), H5782 [31JY]

——— deter labor slowdowns at U.S. ports (see S. 1630), S4298 [18JN]

——— provide for mandatory appointment of a board of inquiry into slowdowns, strikes, or lock-outs when certain specified events occur (see H.R. 3932), H8149 [5NO]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 124), S2041 [26MR] (see H. Res. 178), H2111 [26MR]

Civil liberties: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 391), S832 [5FE] (see S. 1874), S6073 [28JY] (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H5523 [27JY]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 71), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 1671), H2108 [26MR]

Crime: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 62), S58 [7JA]

——— prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 1432), H1768 [18MR]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 1431), H1768 [18MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see S. 1785), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 987), H1068 [13FE]

Dept. of Labor: modify employee protective arrangements for public transportation projects (see H.R. 1711), H2110 [26MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish port performance freight statistics program (see S. 1298), S2794 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 1257), S2730 [7MY] (see H.R. 2193), H2769 [30AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 38), H1721 [17MR]

Employment: assist workers who have lost jobs or had a reduction in wages or hours due to the transition to clean energy and establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2398), S8602 [10DE]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 1658), H2108 [26MR]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 285), H3561 [21MY]

Immigration: allow labor organizations and management organizations to receive the results of visa petitions about which such organizations submitted advisory opinions (see H.R. 3636), H6704 [29SE]

Insurance: ensure receipt of all health insurance benefits to which a member of a union is entitled (see H.R. 2349), H3251 [15MY]

IRS: exempt from certain labor-management relations requirements (see S. 2245, 2246), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 4083), H8410 [19NO]

——— limit instances in which official time may be granted to employees (see H.R. 3600), H6227 [24SE]

Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 332), S8547 [9DE]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 1714), S4686 [7JY] (see H.R. 2403), H3309 [18MY]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1746), H2152 [13AP]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see S. 248), S420 [22JA] (see H.R. 511), H532 [22JA]

——— clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), consideration (see H. Res. 526), H8239 [16NO]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see S. 933), S2172 [14AP] (see H.R. 1768), H2208 [14AP]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see S. 2015), S6533 [9SE] (see H.R. 3459), H5865 [9SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S858 [9FE] (see H.J. Res. 29), H866 [9FE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 152), H1720 [17MR]

——— establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2142), S7160 [6OC] (see H.R. 3690), H6835 [6OC]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see S. 2084), S6974 [28SE] (see H.R. 1893), H2315 [17AP]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 507), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 1003), H1069 [13FE]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see S. 288), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 4022), H8240 [16NO]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 801), S1660 [19MR]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see S. 933), S2172 [14AP] (see H.R. 1767), H2208 [14AP]

——— strengthen current protections by providing a private right of action for certain alleged unfair labor practices by an employer (see H.R. 3837), H7253 [27OC]

——— strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see S. 2042), S6699 [16SE] (see H.R. 3514), H6074 [16SE]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1035 [12FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H981 [11FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 229), S348 [21JA] (see H.R. 430), H478 [21JA]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 1513), H1803 [19MR]

Eulogies

Burke, George: by Mike B. Kirby, E1719 [7DE]

Letters

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act: Anthony M. Perrone, United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, H8269 [17NO]

——— Corinne Vargha, International Labour Organization, H8268 [17NO]

——— D.R. Taylor, UNITE HERE! (organization), H8270 [17NO]

——— Holly R. Hart, United Steelworkers (organization), H8270 [17NO]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H8269 [17NO]

——— Josh Nassar, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) (organization), H8268 [17NO]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H8269 [17NO]

Messages

Veto of S.J. Res. 8, Disapprove NLRB Rule Relative to Representation Case Procedures: President Obama, S2094, S2107 [13AP]

Motions

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1229 [3MR], S2644 [5MY]

Remarks in House

AFL–CIO: anniversary, H8874 [2DE]

Budget: tribute to organizational support for the Democratic budget alternative, E423 [25MR]

Business and industry: provide for mandatory appointment of a board of inquiry into slowdowns, strikes, or lock-outs when certain specified events occur (H.R. 3932), E1602 [5NO]

Civil liberties: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 3222), H5605 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee, H4937, H4938 [8JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Bureau of Transportation Statistics collection and availability of data on U.S. ports’ performance, H7677 [4NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit termination of State or local collective bargaining laws, memorandums, or other agreements, H1264 [26FE]

Employment: impact of implementation of State ‘‘right-to-work’’ laws, H4961 [9JY]

——— importance of trade apprenticeship programs, H5163, H5164 [14JY]

——— provide apprenticeship programs for African Americans to assist in construction of Keystone XL Pipeline, H176 [9JA]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (H. Res. 506), H7319–H7322 [28OC], H8344 [18NO], E1561 [29OC]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee, H2621 [29AP]

Federation of University Employees: anniversary of Yale University Local 34, E147 [2FE]

GAO: conduct study on economic impact of west coast ports ongoing labor contract negotiations, H7676 [4NO]

Houston, TX: United Steelworkers (organization) strike, H962 [11FE]

Immigration: expand U-visa eligibility and strengthen labor agency investigative powers, H7636 [4NO]

Labor Day: observance, H5790 [8SE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), H8260–H8272 [17NO]

——— clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), consideration (H. Res. 526), H8254–H8259 [17NO]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), H1731 [18MR], H1782–H1788 [19MR], E376 [23MR]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), consideration (H. Res. 152), H1775–H1782 [19MR]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (H.R. 4022), E1629 [16NO]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information, H1778 [19MR]

Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Labor and Community Awards recipients, E1541 [27OC]

Obama, President: prohibit overreach of executive regulatory authority on Federal and private contractors, H6080 [17SE]

Pacific Maritime Association: agreement in labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union, H1125 [25FE]

——— resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union, H56 [7JA], H1040 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandate requiring certain employers to automatically enroll full-time employees in health plans, H7157, H7158 [23OC], H8257 [17NO]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans, H7151, H7157, H7158 [23OC], H8657 [1DE], E1840 [18DE]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (H.R. 879), H1126 [25FE], H4387 [16JN]

Pierce County, WA: anniversary of Pierce County Labor Council, E589 [28AP]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 430), H3384, H3385 [19MY], H8256, H8257 [17NO]

Pullman Historic District: establish as a national monument, H1176 [26FE]

Rose, Patty: Tacoma, WA, Historical Society Star of Destiny Award recipient, E1367 [28SE]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry Local 50, H3296 [18MY], E721 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at U.S. ports (S. 1519), S4243, S4254 [17JN], S5510 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund relative to prohibiting award of construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into agreements with labor organizations, S2004 [26MR]

Labor Day: observance, S6458 [8SE]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Culinary Workers Union Local 226, S8630 [14DE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (S. 248), S8776 [17DE]

——— clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (S. 248), unanimous-consent request, S8776 [17DE]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S861–S864 [9FE], S1224, S1229–S1243, S1257–S1261 [3MR], S1264, S1265, S1272–S1274 [4MR], S1340 [9MR], S2549 [30AP]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1229 [3MR]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), unanimous-consent agreement, S2085 [26MR]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), veto, S2594, S2596 [4MY], S2613, S2644 [5MY]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (S. 288), S600 [28JA], S1238 [3MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandate requiring certain employers to automatically enroll full-time employees in health plans, S7610 [29OC]

Political campaigns: call for public financing of elections, S6256, S6257 [4AU]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, S518 [27JA]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 229), S349 [21JA]

Pullman Historic District: establish as a national monument, S909 [11FE]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S365 [21JA], S409 [22JA], S6881 [22SE], S8061 [18NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Res. 132, Committees of the House Expenditures and S.J. Res. 8, Disapprove NLRB Rule Relative to Representation Case Procedures: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 152) (H. Rept. 114–45), H1720 [17MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act and H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 526) (H. Rept. 114–340), H8239 [16NO]

Port Performance Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1298) (S. Rept. 114–164), S7814 [5NO]

Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3459) (H. Rept. 114–355), H8859 [1DE]

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 511) (H. Rept. 114–260), H5941 [10SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 248) (S. Rept. 114–140), S6604 [10SE]

Statements

Congressional Disapproval of NLRB Representation Case Procedures Rule: Executive Office of the President, H1787 [19MR]

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act: Executive Office of the President, H8266 [17NO]

Who’s the Boss? The ‘‘Joint Employer’’ Standard, American Small Businesses and Employment Growth: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S853 [9FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 152, consideration of H. Res. 132, committees of the House expenditures and S.J. Res. 8, disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation case procedures, H1775 [19MR]

H. Res. 526, consideration of H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act and H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, H8254 [17NO]

H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, H8260 [17NO]

S. 229, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, S350–S352 [21JA]

S. Res. 124, tribute to Cesar E. Chavez, S2053 [26MR]

S. Res. 332, Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association anniversary, S8558 [9DE]

S.J. Res. 8, disapprove NLRB rule relative to representation case procedures, S1274 [4MR], H1782 [19MR]