H.R. 6080

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.