A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to expedite elections, to create remedies for refusal-to-bargain violations.

Summary

Provides, under the National Labor Relations Act, that the National Labor Relations Board shall direct an election by secret ballot if, at the end of 45 days following submission of a petition for representation, there are unresolved issues concerning the appropriate collective bargaining unit. Directs the Board to expedite resolution of the disputed issues. Authorizes the Board to make employers and employees whole, when such relief is appropriate, for the loss of economic benefits or business opportunities resulting from unfair labor practice violations, and to provide other remedial relief. Sets forth criteria to be taken into account by the Board when seeking an injunction to restrain an unfair labor practice.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 March 1976

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