H.R. 6080 — Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

Summary

Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA) and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it:

revises the definition of "employee" and "supervisor" to prevent employers from removing employees from the protections of the labor laws,
prohibits employers from interfering with certain rights granted to employees under the NLRA,
expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of worker who strike or discrimination against them,
imposes new penalties against employers who violate labor law requirements,
allows workers to bring civil actions against employers for labor law violations and unfair labor practices,
requires certain disclosures with respect to worker wages, and
requires contractors seeking federal contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations when applying for such contracts.

H.R. 2654Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act
2017-05-25Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related
H.R. 4548WAGE Act
2017-12-05Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related
S. 2069Protecting Workers' Freedom to Organize Act
2017-11-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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S. 2143WAGE Act
2017-11-16Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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S. 3077Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act of 2018
2018-06-14Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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S. 3064Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
2018-06-13Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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2018-06-13
Introduced in House
2018-06-13
Introduced in House
2018-06-13
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2018-06-13
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2018-10-19
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
2018-10-19
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.