Bill115th CongressFiled Jun 13, 2018Labor and Employment
S. 3064
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 13, 2018)
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 just happenedJun 13, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA](D-WA)Sponsor
33 cosponsors33 D
33cosponsors1committees2actions6related bills27subjects
- Introduced in SenateJun 13, 2018
- Jun 13, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Jun 13, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate