Search Results: keywords:"secret ballot elections"

  • 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....

    Simple Explanation

    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.

  • 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...

    Simple Explanation

    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.