HR 5728
115th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Business records
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Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal preemption
Government information and archives
Labor-management relations
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
State and local government operations
Workplace Democracy Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 9, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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).
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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