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H.R. 5728 115th Congress House

Workplace Democracy Act

Official title: 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: May 9, 2018 Introduced by: Mark Pocan Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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May 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 9, 2018
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 Latest action May 9, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 61
All 61 Democratic 35
Kennedy, Joseph
· Dec 19, 2018
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 5, 2018
Yarmuth, John
· Sep 5, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 26, 2018
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jun 15, 2018
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2018
Vela, Filemon
· Jun 15, 2018
Cicilline, David
· Jun 8, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 7, 2018
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 7, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 7, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 7, 2018
BRADY, ROBERT
· May 24, 2018
Demings, Val
· May 24, 2018
Higgins, Brian
· May 24, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2018
RUSH, BOBBY
· May 24, 2018
Sires, Albio
· May 24, 2018
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· May 24, 2018
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 21, 2018
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 21, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· May 21, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· May 21, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 21, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 21, 2018
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 16, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· May 16, 2018
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 16, 2018
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 16, 2018
LEWIS, JOHN
· May 16, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 16, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 16, 2018
Napolitano, Grace
· May 16, 2018
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 16, 2018
RYAN, TIM
· May 16, 2018
SERRANO, JOSE
· May 16, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 16, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 16, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 10, 2018
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · May 10, 2018
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 10, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2018
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· May 10, 2018
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 9, 2018
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2018
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 9, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 9, 2018
Ellison, Keith
· May 9, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5728: Workplace Democracy Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5728/
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"H.R. 5728: Workplace Democracy Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5728/.
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H.R. 5728, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5728/.
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