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S 2891 110th Congress Senate

Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act

Official title: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants.

Introduced: April 17, 2008 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Collective bargainingCollege teachersEducationHigher educationStudent employment
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Apr 17, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3162)
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Apr 17, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 Latest action April 17, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide collective bargaining rights for students enrolled at a private institution of higher education who perform work for remuneration at the institution's direction, regardless of whether the work relates to their courses of study (teaching and research assistants).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5838 Identical bill Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2891: Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2891/
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"S. 2891: Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2891/.
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S. 2891, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2891/.
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