US Congress Senate Bill 1350 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 19-0)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to require a waiting period of at least 14 days after a petition is filed by an employer or employee relating to collective bargaining rights before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) may begin an investigative hearing into questions of representation affecting commerce. A hearing must be non-adversarial and the hearing officer must identify any relevant and material pre-election issues and create a full record. The bill requires the NLRB, in cases where it finds that a question of representation affecting commerce exists, to: (1) direct an election by secret ballot as soon as practicable but not before 35 calendar days after the filing of an election petition, and (2) certify election results after it has ruled on each pre-election issue not resolved before the election and any additional issue pertaining to the conduct or results of that election. The bill also requires the NLRB, not earlier than seven days after a final determination of the appropriate bargaining unit, to acquire from the employer a list of all employees eligible to vote in the election, which shall: (1) be made available to all parties; and (2) include the employees' names and one additional form of personal contact information (e.g., telephone number, email address, or mailing address) chosen by the employee in writing.

Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]
Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Luther Strange [R-AL]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB2775 (Related) 2017-09-25 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 235.
HB2776 (Related) 2017-09-25 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1350/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1350/BILLS-115s1350is.pdf