COLLECTIVE BARGAINING see also Labor Unions

Bills and resolutions

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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]

——— 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 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 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]

Remarks in House

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]

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]

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

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

Illinois: proposal by Governor Rauner to create right-to-work zones relative to employee participation in labor organizations, H2367 [22AP]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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]

Remarks in Senate

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

Reports filed

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