S 702
115th Congress
Senate
Labor and Employment
Civil actions and liability
Labor-management relations
Legal fees and court costs
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Transportation employees
PLUS Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2017 or the PLUS Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization or its agents while representing, or seeking to represent, employees engaged in maritime employment to engage in a labor slowdown at any time, including when a collective-bargaining agreement is in effect.
The bill amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to allow a party injured by a labor slowdown to recover two times the amount of damages sustained and reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1