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HR 5185 106th Congress House

Live Performing Arts Labor Relations Amendments

Official title: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to give employers and performers in the live performing arts, rights given by section 8(e) of such Act to employers a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to give employers and performers in the live performing arts, rights given by section 8(e) of such Act to employers and employees in similarly situated industries, to give such employers and performers the same rights given by section 8(f) of such Act to employers and employees in the construction industry, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 2000 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Arts, Culture, ReligionCollective bargainingEmployee rightsEntertainers
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Industrial relationsLabor contractsLabor union membershipMusicPerforming artsUnfair labor practices
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Oct 28, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sep 14, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 14, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 28, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Live Performing Arts Labor Relations Amendments - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to exempt, from a prohibition against employer or labor organization boycotts, any leaders, contractors, purchasers of live entertainment or live music, promoters, producers, or persons similarly engaged or involved in an integrated production or performance of any kind in the live entertainment industry.

Allows employers who hire, or contract for the services of, persons engaged in the live performing arts to make agreements covering such persons with labor organizations of which performing artists are members (provided that certain unfair labor practices are not involved), even if the majority status of such labor organization has been previously established or such agreement requires membership in such labor organization as a condition of employment.

Revises definitions of: (1) employer, to include purchasers of live musical performance services regardless of whether the performer is an independent contractor, employer, or employee of another employer; and (2) employee, to include independent contractors (other than employers) engaged to perform live musical services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 2, 2000
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 26, 2000
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 26, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 26, 2000
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 26, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 19, 2000
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2000
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 14, 2000
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