Senate Bill 3064
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 13, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3064
Congress
115
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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.
June 13, 2018
06/13/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
06/13/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:09 PM