LABOR UNIONS related term(s) Collective Bargaining

Addresses

State of the Union: President Biden, S257–S262 [7FE], H729–H735 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: support Black workers and affirm need to pass legislation to reduce inequalities and discrimination in workforce (see H. Res. 182), H970 [28FE]

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]

César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park: establish (see S. 1097), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 2446), H1692 [30MR]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see S. Res. 151), S1092 [30MR] (see H. Res. 266), H1693 [30MR]

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 144), H103 [9JA]

——— repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 720), H627 [1FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2553), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 4845), H3948 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: allow families with children in Title I schools to put unused Federal education funds toward in-person education should their school close due to coronavirus or teachers union strikes (see S. 952), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1733), H1407 [23MR]

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]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation’’ (see H.J. Res. 103), H5893 [15NO]

——— establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, public entities and accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers (see S. 2984), S4760 [28SE] (see H.R. 5813), H4854 [28SE]

——— expand labor representation on State and local workforce development boards and provide definition of labor organization (see H.R. 818), H679 [2FE]

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]

Dolores Huerta Day: designate (see H. Res. 279), H1709 [6AP]

Education: prohibit Federal funding to labor organizations for education professionals (see H.R. 174), H104 [9JA]

Employment: 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]

——— 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]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 1206), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2725), H1886 [19AP]

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

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

Mullany, Kate: tribute (see H. Res. 218), H1249 [9MR]

National Education Association: impose certain requirements (see H.R. 4705), H3699 [18JY]

——— repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 4595), H3573 [13JY]

National Treasury Employees Union: anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S532 [28FE] (see H. Res. 507), H2884 [13JN]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under National Labor Relations Act (see S. 1328), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 937), H824 [9FE]

NIST: enhance labor union representation on Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board and better assist U.S.-based small manufacturers and exporters (see H.R. 3854), H2762 [6JN]

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]

——— limit funding for salaries and expenses (see H.R. 2043), H1628 [29MR]

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

——— repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in labor organization as condition of employment (see S. 2724), S3894 [5SE] (see H.R. 5351), H4222 [5SE]

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]

Pennsauken, NJ: designate Peter J. McGuire Memorial and Peter J. McGuire Gravesite as Peter J. McGuire National Historic Landmark (see H.R. 5334), H4217 [1SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE] (see H.R. 1118), H864 [21FE]

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

Taxation: allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being employee (see S. 738), S742 [9MR] (see H.R. 4963), H4136 [27JY]

——— 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]

——— exclude strike benefits from gross income (see H.R. 5911), H4990 [6OC]

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

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 721), H627 [1FE]

Essays

State of the Union: Keenan Wallace, S195 [1FE]

Proclamations

Tribute to Michael Sacco: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, E237 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H3961 [26JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Russian invasion of Ukraine, H284 [25JA]

Coalition of Black Trade Unionists: anniversary of St. Louis, MO, chapter, E1241 [15DE]

Collective bargaining: 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]

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

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): priorities, H115 [10JA]

——— 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]

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

Federal Labor Relations Authority: prohibit funding to implement proposed rule on labor union membership, H5634, H5635 [8NO]

Green, Nino: Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E931 [3OC]

House, Doug: Quad Cities AFL–CIO Hall of Fame inductee, E1181 [6DE]

Iron and steel industry: strengthen domestic steel industry, H3963 [26JY]

Jenerou, Thomas (Cal): Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E931 [3OC]

Lipsitz, Richard, Jr.: Western New York Area Labor Federation Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E571 [15JN]

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

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

NIST: enhance labor union representation on Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board and better assist U.S.-based small manufacturers and exporters (H.R. 3854), E528 [6JN]

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]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 1118), H3192 [11JY]

San Antonio, TX: anniversary of Alamo Iron Works strike, H3604 [14JY]

Seppanen, Gregory J.: Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E933 [3OC]

Taxation: classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities, H1541 [29MR]

Tellez, Augustin: Sons of Italy Foundation Humanitarian Award recipient, E495 [25MY]

United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: tribute to labor agreement with United Brotherhood of Teamsters, H3965 [26JY]

Workers’ Memorial Day: observance, H2105 [28AP]

Remarks in Senate

César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park: establish (S. 1097), S1093 [30MR]

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

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

Congress: accomplishments of 118th Congress, S1061 [30MR]

——— 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 (S. 567), S767 [14MR], S971 [27MR], S1278 [20AP], S2134 [20JN]

Importance, S3878 [5SE]

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

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

Labor Day: observance, S3878 [5SE]

Penn, John: Illinois Labor History Society Union Hall of Honor inductee, S82 [25JA]

Supreme Court: impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech relative to bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S4937 [4OC]

Reports filed

César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1097) (S. Rept. 118–133), S5919 [12DE]

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

Carpenters and Operating Engineers Unions Oppose Legislation That Eliminates Thousands of Jobs: James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers and Douglas J. McCarron, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, H2095 [28AP]

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

Tribute to Robert M. (Mike) Williams: Representative Wasserman Schultz, H4022 [26JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 82, National Treasury Employees Union anniversary, S536 [28FE]

S. Res. 151, tribute to César E. Chávez, S1103 [30MR]

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]