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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.

USA115th CongressS-2810| Senate 
| Updated: 5/9/2018
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (16)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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

HR 115-5728
Introduced in House
May 9, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 9, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5728
    Introduced in House


  • May 9, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  • HR 115-5728: 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

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.

USA115th CongressS-2810| Senate 
| 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

HR 115-5728
Introduced in House
May 9, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 9, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 9, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-5728
    Introduced in House


  • May 9, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 9, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (16)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5728: 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