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To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5728| House 
| Updated: 5/9/2018
Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (61)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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).
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Timeline
May 9, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2810
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2018
Introduced in House
May 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • May 9, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2810
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • May 9, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-2810: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, and for other purposes.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFederal preemptionGovernment information and archivesLabor-management relationsNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)State and local government operations

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5728| House 
| Updated: 5/9/2018
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).
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Timeline
May 9, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2810
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2018
Introduced in House
May 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • May 9, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2810
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • May 9, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (61)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 115-2810: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFederal preemptionGovernment information and archivesLabor-management relationsNational Labor Relations Board (NLRB)State and local government operations