S. 3064 · 115th Congress
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
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33 cosponsors · 33 D
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This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA) and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 13, 2018
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA) and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it:
- revises the definition of "employee" and "supervisor" to prevent employers from removing employees from the protections of the labor laws,
- prohibits employers from interfering with certain rights granted to employees under the NLRA,
- expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of worker who strike or discrimination against them,
- imposes new penalties against employers who violate labor law requirements,
- allows workers to bring civil actions against employers for labor law violations and unfair labor practices,
- requires certain disclosures with respect to worker wages, and
- requires contractors seeking federal contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations when applying for such contracts.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
Latest action (Jun 13, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 13, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.