Search Results: keywords:"national labor relations act"

  • H. R. 6745 — To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit certain employees to engage in independent negotiating.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:926

    H.R. 6745, titled the “Worker’s Choice Act of 2023,” proposes changes to the National Labor Relations Act to allow certain employees to negotiate independently with their employers, rather than being represented by a labor organization. The bill acknowledges that in...

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    H.R. 6745 is a proposed law that wants to let some workers talk to their bosses and make deals on their own, instead of using a group that speaks for them. It aims to give workers more choices in how they work things out at their job.

  • S. 4823 — To amend the National Labor Relations Act to adjust the dollar thresholds for National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over certain labor disputes, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:618

    S. 4823 aims to amend the National Labor Relations Act by increasing the dollar thresholds that determine when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) can assert jurisdiction over labor disputes involving small businesses. For 2024, the threshold for these disputes will be...

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    S. 4823 is a plan to change the rules about which small bosses the big referee (called the National Labor Relations Board) can help with when bosses and workers disagree. It's going to make it so that fewer small bosses need to use the referee, by changing how much money they have to be dealing with before the referee comes in to help.

  • S. 4133 — To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require secret ballot elections, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:374

    S. 4133 aims to amend the National Labor Relations Act by mandating that workers select their collective bargaining representatives through secret ballot elections. The bill proposes changes to ensure such elections are conducted within one month of a petition being filed....

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    S. 4133 is a bill that wants to make sure that when workers choose who will speak for them when talking to their bosses, they do it secretly. It also says this choice should happen quickly, within a month, and all questions about who's allowed to vote should be answered before then.

  • S. 3600 — To enable an employer or employees to establish an employee involvement organization to represent the interests of employees, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,515

    The bill S. 3600, titled the "Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2024," allows employers and employees in the United States to create employee involvement organizations to address issues like work quality, productivity, and employee benefits, without serving as a...

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    The bill, called the "Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2024," lets companies and workers work together in groups to talk about things like improving work and benefits, but they can't make big changes that unions do. These groups can be set up if both the company and workers agree.

  • H. R. 9302 — To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require secret ballots and employee participation in the election of representatives.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:302

    H.R. 9302, also known as the "Worker Enfranchisement Act," aims to change the way representatives are elected under the National Labor Relations Act. The bill requires that no person can be the exclusive representative of employees unless they are chosen through a secret...

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    The bill, called the "Worker Enfranchisement Act," wants to make sure that when workers pick a leader to speak for them, they do it in secret, like a quiet vote, and lots of them (at least two-thirds) have to join in. This is to make sure the choice is fair and everybody gets a say.

  • H. R. 3400 — To amend the National Labor Relations Act to adjust the dollar thresholds for National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over certain labor disputes, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Reported in House
    Words:797

    H.R. 3400, titled the "Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act," seeks to amend the National Labor Relations Act by raising the dollar thresholds that determine the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board over certain labor disputes. For 2024, this threshold will...

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    The bill wants to make it so that really small companies have less strict rules about settling worker problems by raising the amount of money that needs to be involved for special helpers to step in, and make changes every year based on how much people spend on average.

  • H. R. 8691 — To prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,443

    H.R. 8691, also known as the “Restoring Justice for Workers Act,” aims to prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes. The bill prevents employers from making employees agree to settle work-related disputes through arbitration before any conflict has arisen. It also ensures...

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    H.R. 8691 is a bill that wants to make sure workers are not forced to settle work problems in secret meetings called arbitrations unless they choose to after a problem happens. It also wants to make sure workers can still join together to solve issues and that special rules protect their rights.

  • H. R. 6616 — To establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:3,802

    The College Athlete Right to Organize Act aims to establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes, allowing them to negotiate fair terms and conditions for their work as athletes. The bill seeks to amend the National Labor Relations Act to classify college...

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    This bill wants to let college athletes work together to ask for better treatment, kind of like how workers can ask for fair pay and rules. It makes sure that athletes can do this without losing any scholarships or facing problems with taxes or school aid.

  • S. 4709 — To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,262

    S. 4709, titled the "Protecting American Jobs Act", proposes changes to the National Labor Relations Act. The bill aims to limit the authority of the National Labor Relations Board by focusing its rulemaking power solely on internal matters, rather than on substantive or...

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    The Protecting American Jobs Act is like changing the rules of a game: it wants to make sure that a special group (the National Labor Relations Board) can only make rules about how they do their own work, not about how people should behave at work. Instead of going to this group when people have workplace problems, they might need to go to court, which could make things take longer and cost more.

  • H. R. 8639 — To establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:11,273

    The H.R. 8639, known as the “Warehouse Worker Protection Act,” aims to protect warehouse workers by establishing a Fairness and Transparency Office within the Department of Labor. It introduces rules for transparency regarding work quotas and employee surveillance, prohibits...

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    The Warehouse Worker Protection Act is a rule that wants to make sure people working in big storage places are safe and treated fairly by showing how fast they need to work and taking care of them if they get hurt. It also wants everyone to be clear about the rules and protect these workers from being treated unfairly or punished for speaking up.