SAFE Workers Act or the Secure And Fair Elections for Workers Act This bill requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to provide employees with the ability to vote remotely by telephone or the internet in union representation elections during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill further permits the NLRB's use of appropriations to issue directives or regulations providing for electronic voting methods.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and Employment
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLabor-management relationsNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)Postal serviceTelephone and wireless communication
SAFE Workers Act
USA116th CongressHR-7485| House
| Updated: 7/2/2020
SAFE Workers Act or the Secure And Fair Elections for Workers Act This bill requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to provide employees with the ability to vote remotely by telephone or the internet in union representation elections during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill further permits the NLRB's use of appropriations to issue directives or regulations providing for electronic voting methods.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLabor-management relationsNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)Postal serviceTelephone and wireless communication