Employee Rights Act

Summary

Employee Rights Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization to interfere (currently, restrain or coerce) with the rights of employees to organize and collectively bargain; (2) require union recertification after a turnover in the workforce exceeding 50% of the bargaining unit; (3) require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to give 14 days advance notice before a hearing investigating an election petition; and (4) require an employer to provide the NLRB with a list consisting only of employee names and addresses of all eligible voters within seven days after an NLRB determination of the appropriate bargaining unit or an agreement on eligible voters. The bill: (1) grants union and nonunion employees the right to vote by secret ballot on whether to ratify a collective bargaining agreement or engage in a strike, (2) prohibits the use of union dues for any purpose not directly related to collective bargaining, (3) prohibits a strike without the consent of a majority of all represented employees determined by secret ballot, and (4) prohibits the use or threat of force or violence to obtain the right to represent employees. .

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Timeline

1. 25 May 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 May 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 May 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 June 2017

   Committee

   Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Prior to Referral.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 25 May 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 May 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 May 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 May 2017

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Sponsors

• David Roe · R · Sponsor
• Doug LaMalfa · R · Sponsor
• Jeff Duncan · R · Sponsor
• Rob Woodall · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• Richard Hudson · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Robert Pittenger · R · Cosponsor
• Warren Davidson · R · Cosponsor
• Mark Meadows · R · Cosponsor
• Daniel Webster · R · Cosponsor
• Brad Wenstrup · R · Cosponsor
• Brett Guthrie · R · Cosponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Cosponsor
• Ken Buck · R · Cosponsor
• Todd Rokita · R · Cosponsor
• Ted Budd · R · Cosponsor
• Louie Gohmert · R · Cosponsor
• Chris Stewart · R · Cosponsor
• Charles Fleischmann · R · Cosponsor
• Dave Brat · R · Cosponsor
• Andy Biggs · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Bishop · R · Cosponsor
• Gary Palmer · R · Cosponsor
• Barry Loudermilk · R · Cosponsor
• Paul Gosar · R · Cosponsor
• Jim Bridenstine · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Cosponsor
• Luke Messer · R · Cosponsor
• A. Ferguson · R · Cosponsor
• Martha Roby · R · Cosponsor
• David Rouzer · R · Cosponsor
• Francis Rooney · R · Cosponsor
• Ron DeSantis · R · Cosponsor
• Bradley Byrne · R · Cosponsor
• Jeb Hensarling · R · Cosponsor
• Pete Olson · R · Cosponsor
• Diane Black · R · Cosponsor
• Scott DesJarlais · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] · R · Cosponsor
• SAM JOHNSON · R · Cosponsor
• Eric Crawford · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Mia Love · R · Cosponsor
• Matt Gaetz · R · Cosponsor

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