COLLECTIVE BARGAINING related term(s) Labor Unions

Bills and resolutions

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 907), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1858), H2795 [25MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see S. 462), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1133), H1492 [8FE]

——— prohibit from entering into a collective bargaining agreement with a labor union that offers financial incentives to prospective members (see H.R. 4503), H8052 [26SE]

——— submit an annual report on use of official time by employees and limit instances in which official time may be granted for certain purposes (see H.R. 3995), H7463 [25JY]

——— support Veterans Health Administration, oppose privatization of health care services, integrate health care networks with non-departmental providers when necessary, and allow employees to unionize (see H. Res. 701), H8878 [14NO]

Employment: clarify requirements for meeting the definition of the term ‘‘employee’’ (see S. 664), S1660 [5MR]

Federal employees: ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements (see S. 3146), S7208 [19DE]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see S. 1970), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3463), H5165 [25JN]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see S. 1394), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 1154), H1580 [13FE]

Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see S. 530), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1316), H2046 [22FE]

Foreign trade: protect human rights and labor standards in conducting certain activities (see H.R. 2996), H4163 [23MY]

Labor unions: clarify illegality of use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 4256), H7559 [9SE]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 525), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1855), H2795 [25MR] (see H.R. 2571), H3499 [8MY]

National Women’s History Month: recognize historic contributions of women to the American labor movement (see H. Res. 235), H2745 [14MR]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see S. 2709), S6156 [24OC]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 1633), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 2992), H4163 [23MY]

——— protect rights of graduate student workers to unionize (see H.R. 5104), H8878 [14NO]

——— remove exclusive bargaining power of labor organizations by allowing employees in a unionized workplace to independently negotiate their employment terms with their employer (see H.R. 5147), H8958 [18NO]

OPM: require submittal of an annual report on the use of official time by Federal employees (see H.R. 605), H674 [16JA]

Sports: provide for returning student scholarships, work opportunities, and full health insurance for sports injuries for student-athletes, and eliminate rules blocking professional sports participation (see H.R. 2036), H2985 [2AP]

Remarks in House

Courts: prohibit mandatory binding arbitration contracts negotiated as part of collective bargaining agreement in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases, H7849, H7850 [20SE]

General Motors Co.: labor strike by UAW members, H7823 [19SE], H8151 [16OC], H8231 [18OC]

Remarks in Senate

Black, David F.: suitability to be SSA Deputy Commissioner relative to questions of involvement in implementation of Executive orders on union activities of Federal employees, S5650 [24SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S4522 [25JN]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (S. 1970), S4617 [27JN]

General Motors Co.: labor strike by UAW members, S5489 [16SE], S5594 [19SE]

Saul, Andrew M.: suitability to be Social Security Commissioner relative to commitment to improve collective bargaining of SSA employees, S3198 [4JN]