LABOR UNIONS related term(s) Collective Bargaining

Bills and resolutions

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see S. Res. 129), S2088 [28MR] (see H. Res. 266), H2917 [28MR]

Civil liberties: 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]

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

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]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see S. 2630), S5895 [17OC] (see H.R. 1319), H2046 [22FE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure employees on leave under Family and Medical Leave Act maintain health coverage during an employer lockout (see S. 1549), S2962 [20MY]

——— ensure labor organization transparency and accountability (see H.R. 1129), H1492 [8FE]

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]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 39), H1336 [30JA]

Employment: protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see S. 1306), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2474), H3438 [2MY]

Federal employees: eliminate use of official time (see H.R. 4090), H7476 [26JY]

——— 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]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 593), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1450), H2313 [28FE]

GSA: promote economic security and workplace accountability for workers of air carriers and subcontractors by requiring disclosure of labor law violations to be eligible for Federal employee travel contracts (see S. 2678), S6091 [23OC]

Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H1341 [31JA]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 27), S19 [3JA] (see S. 671), S1705 [6MR] (see S. 2788), S6447 [6NO]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H1341 [31JA]

MotorCities National Heritage Area: extend authorization (see S. 337), S867 [5FE]

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see S. 226), S587 [24JA] (see H.R. 779), H1211 [24JA]

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]

Pennsauken, NJ: designate Peter J. McGuire Memorial and Peter J. McGuire Gravesite as Peter J. McGuire National Historic Landmark (see H.R. 2317), H3264 [12AP]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1147), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see S. 2896), S6669 [19NO] (see H.R. 5420), H10257 [12DE]

Renewable energy: provide labor standards, develop infrastructure, and provide workforce training and development relative to clean energy sector (see S. 2185), S4948 [18JY]

Ships and vessels: repeal certain restrictions on coastwise trade (see S. 694), S1733 [7MR]

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]

Taxation: allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see S. 1026), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 2103), H3100 [4AP]

——— eliminate tax breaks, deductions, and credits for corporations that lock out workers during a labor dispute and prohibit deductions and credits for wages and benefits paid to temporary workers during labor lockouts (see S. 1548), S2962 [20MY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (see S. 3052), S7048 [16DE] (see H.R. 5430), H10262 [13DE]

Letters

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act: Jason D. Oxman, Information Technology Industry Council, H12257 [19DE]

——— several Texas businesses and organizations, H12256 [19DE]

——— Suzanne P. Clark, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H12256 [19DE]

——— Tom Linebarger, Business Roundtable (organization), H12257 [19DE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ratification: several New Democrat Coalition members, S4840 [16JY]

United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan: West Virginia constituent, S2730 [8MY], S2867 [15MY]

Lists

Cosponsors of Senator Manchin’s miners pensions and healthcare bills (114th-116th Congress), S7131 [18DE]

Press releases

AFL–CIO Endorses USMCA After Successfully Negotiating Improvements: AFL–CIO, H12252 [19DE]

Remarks in House

Burbank, CA: anniversary of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 728, E489 [25AP]

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

Dept. of Education: Office of Inspector General funding through reductions in Dept. of Labor Office of Labor Management Standards funding, H4622, H4623 [12JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 39), E114 [30JA]

Employment: protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (H.R. 2474), H5089 [25JN], H9112–H9116 [20NO]

Federal employees: limit use of official time for political activity and exclude certain official time from eligibility as creditable service under Federal employee pension programs, H3832 [15MY]

GAO: investigate Corp of Engineers contracting practices relative to enforcement of payment of prevailing wages at Federal construction projects, H5691 [11JY], E913 [12JY]

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

Greater Wilkes-Barre, PA, Labor Council: anniversary, E1209 [26SE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of Fahari Jeffers, H9101 [20NO]

Independence, MO: anniversary of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 781, E1207 [25SE]

Keystone Tailored Manufacturing LLC: planned closure of Brooklyn, OH, plant, H582 [15JA]

Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City, MO: anniversary, E476 [18AP]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Culinary Union, E341 [25MR]

Mikulka, Michael: American Federation of Government Employees District 7 Man of the Year award recipient, E321 [21MR]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, E1614 [18DE]

National Federation of Public and Private Employees: anniversary, E435 [9AP]

Northeastern Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Council: anniversary, E1213 [26SE]

Northern Indiana Area Labor Federation: tribute to Community Labor Award recipients, E1275 [11OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H2383, H2401 [6MR]

Ships and vessels: repeal certain restrictions on coastwise trade, H3847 [16MY]

Skauge, Stu: Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E1268 [11OC]

Spencer, Tommy: Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E1268 [11OC]

Thornton, Shana: Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E1268 [11OC]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 500, E1220 [27SE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): impact on the economy, H7549 [9SE]

——— impact on workers’ rights, H5591 [11JY]

——— implement (H.R. 5430), H12221–H12269, H12285 [19DE], E1619 [19DE], E1641 [23DE]

——— implement (H.R. 5430), unanimous-consent agreement, H10269 [16DE]

——— postpone impeachment inquiry until after ratification, H8311, H8312 [22OC]

——— ratify, H2629 [11MR], H3089, H3090 [4AP], H3464 [7MY], H3773 [14MY], H4017 [21MY], H4339 [5JN], H5011 [21JN], H5085 [25JN], H5198 [26JN], H5273 [9JY], H5591 [11JY], H5767, H5768 [12JY], H5815 [15JY], H7235 [23JY], H7248 [24JY], H7564 [10SE], H7605, H7658–H7662 [11SE], H7691, H7695 [12SE], H7757 [18SE], H7840, H7853, H7854 [20SE], H7870 [24SE], H7995, H7998 [26SE], H8206 [17OC], H8265 [21OC], H8393, H8397 [23OC], H8464 [28OC], H8543 [29OC], H8706 [31OC], H9042, H9043 [19NO], H9226 [4DE], H9334 [6DE], H9955 [10DE], H10024 [11DE], H10226 [12DE], H10603 [17DE]

Wayne County, MI: Fort Street Bridge Park ground breaking, E1267, E1271 [11OC]

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]

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]

Green Bay, WI: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 158, S5099 [25JY]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, S4199 [24JN], S6221–S6223 [29OC], S6731–S6733 [21NO]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 27), S1309–S1311 [13FE], S2730 [8MY], S2866 [15MY], S4891–S4894 [17JY], S5781–S5783 [15OC], S5830 [16OC]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 27), unanimous-consent request, S5783 [15OC]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 2788), S6454 [7NO], S6737 [21NO], S6934 [10DE], S6960, S6970 [11DE], S7130–S7133 [18DE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, S107 [9JA], S1317 [13FE]

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

Supreme Court: decisions to overturn precedents established by prior cases, S2897 [16MY]

——— impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech relative to bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S6649 [19NO]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): impact on workers’ rights, S4522 [25JN]

——— implement (H.R. 5430), S7223 [19DE]

——— ratify, S2289 [8AP], S2582 [2MY], S2987 [21MY], S3039 [22MY], S3231 [5JN], S4840–S4846 [16JY], S4873 [17JY], S4923, S4931 [18JY], S4957 [22JY], S5027 [24JY], S5420 [11SE], S5822, S5823 [16OC], S5859 [17OC], S6055, S6068, S6071–S6076, S6081 [23OC], S6138 [24OC], S6230 [29OC], S6781 [2DE], S6795 [3DE], S6833–S6835, S6839–S6841, S6845 [4DE], S6882 [5DE], S6934 [10DE], S6975, S6976 [11DE], S7000, S7005–S7007 [12DE], S7125 [18DE]

Reports filed

Protecting the Right To Organize Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2474) (H. Rept. 116–347), H10305 [16DE]

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 226) (S. Rept. 116–30), S2327 [9AP]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5430) (H. Rept. 116–358), H12289 [19DE]

Texts of

H.R. 5430, U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, H12221–H12246 [19DE]

S. 2896, Pullman National Historical Park Act, S6672 [19NO]

S. Res. 129, tribute to César E. Chávez, S2092 [28MR]