A bill to amend section 206 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, to provide for expedited employee ratification of contract offers in certain emergencies, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Labor Management Relations Act to allow the President, in the event of a national emergency labor dispute, to (1) direct the National Labor Relations Board to obtain management's latest offer and place it directly before employees for approval by secret ballot, (2) direct the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to mediate and propose a settlement and have the proposal placed directly before employers and employees for approval by secret ballot, or (3) propose a settlement himself and have the proposal placed directly before employers and employees for approval by secret ballot. Deems such offer binding upon all parties upon approval by a majority of employees and, in the case of (2) or (3), additionally by a majority of employers.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 February 1978

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