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A bill to provide protections for workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.

USA115th CongressS-1774| Senate 
| Updated: 9/7/2017
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (31)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Jeff Flake (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Richard C. Shelby (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)Thad Cochran (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Employee Rights Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization to interfere (currently, restrain or coerce) with the rights of employees to organize and collectively bargain; (2) require union recertification after a turnover in the workforce exceeding 50% of the bargaining unit; (3) require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to give 14 days advance notice before a hearing investigating an election petition; and (4) require an employer to provide the NLRB with a list consisting only of employee names and addresses of all eligible voters within seven days after an NLRB determination of the appropriate bargaining unit or an agreement on eligible voters. The bill: (1) grants union and nonunion employees the right to vote by secret ballot on whether to ratify a collective bargaining agreement or engage in a strike, (2) prohibits the use of union dues for any purpose not directly related to collective bargaining, (3) prohibits a strike without the consent of a majority of all represented employees determined by secret ballot, and (4) prohibits the use or threat of force or violence to obtain the right to represent employees.
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Timeline
Jun 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2723
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Prior to Referral.
Sep 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Sep 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • June 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2723
    Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Prior to Referral.


  • September 7, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 7, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2127: To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require employee consent before labor organization dues of such employee are used for any purpose not directly related to the labor organization's collective bargaining or contract administration functions.
  • HR 115-2723: To provide protections for workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.
Accounting and auditingBusiness recordsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsOrganized crimeViolent crime

A bill to provide protections for workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.

USA115th CongressS-1774| Senate 
| Updated: 9/7/2017
Employee Rights Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization to interfere (currently, restrain or coerce) with the rights of employees to organize and collectively bargain; (2) require union recertification after a turnover in the workforce exceeding 50% of the bargaining unit; (3) require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to give 14 days advance notice before a hearing investigating an election petition; and (4) require an employer to provide the NLRB with a list consisting only of employee names and addresses of all eligible voters within seven days after an NLRB determination of the appropriate bargaining unit or an agreement on eligible voters. The bill: (1) grants union and nonunion employees the right to vote by secret ballot on whether to ratify a collective bargaining agreement or engage in a strike, (2) prohibits the use of union dues for any purpose not directly related to collective bargaining, (3) prohibits a strike without the consent of a majority of all represented employees determined by secret ballot, and (4) prohibits the use or threat of force or violence to obtain the right to represent employees.
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Timeline
Jun 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2723
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Prior to Referral.
Sep 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Sep 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • June 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2723
    Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Prior to Referral.


  • September 7, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 7, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (31)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Jeff Flake (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Richard C. Shelby (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)Thad Cochran (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2127: To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require employee consent before labor organization dues of such employee are used for any purpose not directly related to the labor organization's collective bargaining or contract administration functions.
  • HR 115-2723: To provide protections for workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingBusiness recordsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsOrganized crimeViolent crime