HR 6080
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Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 13, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA) and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it:
- revises the definition of "employee" and "supervisor" to prevent employers from removing employees from the protections of the labor laws,
- prohibits employers from interfering with certain rights granted to employees under the NLRA,
- expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of worker who strike or discrimination against them,
- imposes new penalties against employers who violate labor law requirements,
- allows workers to bring civil actions against employers for labor law violations and unfair labor practices,
- requires certain disclosures with respect to worker wages, and
- requires contractors seeking federal contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations when applying for such contracts.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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Cosponsors
45
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
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Welch, Peter
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Foster, Bill
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Matsui, Doris O.
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Bishop, Sanford D.
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McCollum, Betty
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Carbajal, Salud O.
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Kaptur, Marcy
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Waters, Maxine
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Carson, André
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
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Smith, Adam
D
Lofgren, Zoe
LEVIN, SANDER
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Sherman, Brad
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Pingree, Chellie
VISCLOSKY, PETER
D
Adams, Alma S.
Kihuen, Ruben
D
Raskin, Jamie
D
Soto, Darren
D
Tonko, Paul
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
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Boyle, Brendan F.
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Chu, Judy
D
Courtney, Joe
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Dingell, Debbie
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Espaillat, Adriano
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Garamendi, John
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Green, Al
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Khanna, Ro
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Nadler, Jerrold
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Norcross, Donald
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Pallone, Frank
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Pocan, Mark
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Takano, Mark
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
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