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HR 5641 107th Congress House Labor and Employment Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Dismissal of employees Government Operations and Politics Injunctions Labor unions Law National Labor Relations Board Unfair labor practices Violence

Protecting Employees Against Violence Act

Introduced: October 10, 2002 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Oct 10, 2002
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Protecting Employees Against Violence Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise the authority of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with respect to employees and labor organizations engaged in or encouraging violent, coercive, or other potentially injurious actions.

Prohibits the NLRB from ordering reinstatement of any employee who has engaged or is engaging in such actions.

Directs the NLRB to revoke the exclusive bargaining status of any labor organization found to engage directly in or encourage the use of such actions.

Provides for the seeking of injunctive relief if a labor organization is charged with directly engaging in or encouraging the use of violence.

Requires that certain petitions for injunctive relief be sought within seven days after the filing of an unfair labor practice charge.

What's happening now October 10, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5641: Protecting Employees Against Violence Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5641/
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"H.R. 5641: Protecting Employees Against Violence Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5641/.
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H.R. 5641, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5641/.
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