S. 3064

Referred to Committee

Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

Introduced 6/13/2018•115th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

6/13/2018 • Senate

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.

Introduced in Senate • 6/13/2018

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Labor and Employment

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAge discriminationAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityContracts and agencyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of LaborDisability and paralysisEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGeneral Services AdministrationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsJudicial review and appealsLabor standardsLabor-management relations