HR 4320 · 113th Congress · Labor and Employment

Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

Introduced 2014-03-27· Sponsored by Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.(2014-12-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to require that no investigative hearing take place until at least 14 days after the filing of an election petition regarding collective bargaining representation when the NLRB has reasonable cause to believe that the petition raises a question of representation affecting commerce. Requires such hearings to be non-adversarial, and the hearing officer, in collaboration with the parties, to identify any relevant and material pre-election issues. Requires the NLRB, in cases where it finds that a question of representation exists, to: (1) direct an election by secret ballot as soon as practicable but not before 35 calendar days after the filing of the election petition; and (2) certify election results only after it has ruled on each pre-election issue not resolved before the election and any additional issue pertaining to the conduct or results of that election.…

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H.R. 4320, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

May 16, 2014

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April, 9, 2014

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans