S 3912 117th Congress Senate Labor and Employment

PLUS Act of 2022

Introduced: March 24, 2022 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov

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

Mar 24, 2022

Introduced in Senate

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Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2022 or the PLUS Act of 2022

This bill makes it unlawful 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. It also prohibits a labor organization from impeding (1) modernization efforts at a port, or (2) the servicing of any automated vessel.

The bill allows a party injured by such conduct to recover two times the amount of damages sustained and reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees.

What's happening now March 24, 2022

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

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