COLLECTIVE BARGAINING related term(s) Labor Unions

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employer is engaged in lock-out or employee is engaged in lawful strike (see S. 710), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 1447), H1205 [8MR]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 537), S506 [27FE] (see H.R. 1209), H914 [27FE]

Dept. of Labor: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1261), S1339 [25AP] (see H.R. 2826), H1945 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for definition of ‘‘establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation’’ for purposes of collective bargaining of certain employees (see H.R. 6538), H6049 [30NO]

District of Columbia: restore right to negotiate discipline of law enforcement officers through collective bargaining and statute of limitations for disciplinary cases against police department employees (see H.R. 5798), H4854 [28SE]

Employment: permit certain employees to engage in independent negotiating (see H.R. 6745), H6940 [13DE]

——— strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see S. 567), S532 [28FE] (see H.R. 20), H967 [28FE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit agencies from deducting labor organization dues from Federal employees pay (see H.R. 4971), H4137 [27JY]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 3539), H2455 [18MY]

IRS: limit use of taxpayer funded union time for employees (see S. 1053), S1053 [29MR]

——— reform (see S. 1101), S1089 [30MR]

Labor unions: clarify illegality of use of violence to achieve objectives during strike (see H.R. 5314), H4211 [29AU]

——— extend certain free choice protections relative to labor organization participation to independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options (see S. 1201), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2700), H1885 [19AP]

——— prohibit employer-union neutrality agreements (see H.R. 719), H627 [1FE]

——— protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 532), S506 [27FE] (see H.R. 1200), H914 [27FE]

——— support United Auto Workers currently negotiating agreements with ‘‘Big Three’’ automakers (see S. Res. 412), S5088 [18OC]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 3834), H2741 [5JN]

——— define labor slowdowns by maritime workers, blocking of modernization efforts at ports, and refusing to work automated vessels as unfair labor practices (see S. 2113), S2222 [22JN]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (see S.J. Res. 49), S5459 [9NO] (see H.J. Res. 98), H5669 [9NO]

——— reform Board, Office of the General Counsel, and process for appellate review (see S. 991), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 3833), H2741 [5JN]

Office of Congressional Workplace Rights: approve final regulations relating to Federal service labor-management relations applicable to Senate and Senate employees (see S. Res. 285), S2226 [22JN]

Postal Service: modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel (see H.R. 594), H488 [27JA]

Sports: establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes (see S. 3415), S5807 [6DE] (see H.R. 6616), H6207 [6DE]

Taxation: classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see S. 737), S742 [9MR] (see H.R. 5428), H4295 [13SE] (see H.R. 5456), H4343 [14SE]

Unemployment: provide that individuals engaged in labor disputes may receive unemployment benefits (see H.R. 6063), H5104 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Employment: strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions, H805 [9FE]

——— strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (H.R. 20), H926 [28FE], H991 [1MR], H1120, H1134 [7MR], H1321 [22MR], H2075 [27AP], E174 [3MR]

——— tentative labor agreement between International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association, H2949 [15JN]

Federal employees: prohibit from advocating for censorship of viewpoints in their official capacity and on official time for bargaining unit, H1190 [8MR]

Labor unions: extend certain free choice protections relative to labor organization participation to independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options (H.R. 2700), H2104 [28AP]

——— negotiations between UAW and auto manufacturers, H4271, H4275 [13SE], H4308, H4309, H4329, H4330 [14SE], H4373, H4374 [18SE], H4414, H4418, H4419, H4433–H4436 [20SE], H4442 [21SE], H5471 [7NO]

Metal Trades Council: tribute to ratification of new contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat (company), H5183 [1NO]

New York, NY: nurses’ strike, H222 [12JA]

NLRB: funding, H5809, H5810 [14NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce representation case procedures rule, H5842, H5843 [14NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce decision on determining when employers are required to bargain with labor unions without representation election, H5843, H5844 [14NO]

Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette: tribute to striking workers, H434 [27JA]

Remarks in Senate

IRS: reform (S. 1101), S1239 [19AP]

——— reform (S. 1101), unanimous-consent request, S1239 [19AP]

——— importance, S3878 [5SE]

——— negotiations between UAW and auto manufacturers, S4369 [12SE], S4510 [14SE], S4544 [18SE], S4575 [19SE], S4670, S4672 [26SE], S5198 [26OC], S5223 [30OC]

——— protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 532), S508 [27FE], S509 [28FE]

Reports filed

Disapprove NLRB Rule Entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 98) (H. Rept. 118–338), H7030 [3JA]

Protecting the Right To Organize Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 567), S2984 [18JY]

Statements

Protecting the Right To Organize Act: several individuals and organizations, E174 [3MR]

Texts of

S. Res. 285, approve Office of Congressional Workplace Rights final regulations relating to Federal service labor-management relations applicable to Senate and Senate employees, S2247 [22JN]

S. Res. 412, support United Auto Workers currently negotiating collective bargaining agreements with ‘‘Big Three’’ automakers, S5090 [18OC]