S. 2810 · 115th Congress
Workplace Democracy Act
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Blumenthal12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and related labor laws to preserve workers' rights to join labor organizations and engage in collective bargaining. Specifically, it
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 9, 2018
Workplace Democracy Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and related labor laws to preserve workers' rights to join labor organizations and engage in collective bargaining. Specifically, it
- prohibits employers from classifying employees as independent contractors or supervisors to avoid employee participation in union activities;
- allows the National Labor Relation Board to certify a union, without a secret election, if it receives the consent of the majority of eligible workers;
- requires employers to begin negotiating with a new union within 10 days of its certification;
- prohibits coercion of employees to to participate in campaign activities unrelated to their job duties;
- requires employers to make disclosures of anti-labor organization activities; and
- repeals provisions allowing states to prevent labor organizations from collecting dues from nonunion workers who benefit from union representation (right to work laws.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Workplace Democracy Act
Latest action (May 9, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 9, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.