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HR 2617 101th Congress House Labor and Employment Dismissal of employees Labor disputes Layoffs Seniority in employment Unfair labor practices

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to fail to reinstate certain senior employees upon the conclusion of a strike.

Introduced: June 13, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Jul 12, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Jun 13, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 13, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer, upon the conclusion of a strike, to fail to reinstate employees with greater seniority rights than employees who returned to employment during the strike and whom the employer seeks to retain.

What's happening now July 12, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 6, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2617: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to fail to reinstate certain senior employees upon the conclusion of a strike.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2617/
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"H.R. 2617: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to fail to reinstate certain senior employees upon the conclusion of a strike.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2617/.
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H.R. 2617, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2617/.
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