In the 114th Congress, the ERA was co-sponsored by 170 members of Congress, including 33 U.S. senators.[citation needed] In July 2017, The Wall Street Journal editorialized in favor of the ERA, saying "the bill would protect workers and employers from union intimidation."[6]
Legislationedit
The bill includes eight core provisions.[7][8][9] It would:
require secret ballot elections to determine union representation;
create union re-certification elections when half of the originally unionized employees have turned over;
mandate opt-in rather than opt-out systems for voluntary contributions to union political operations, or "paycheck protection";
change the "win" bar for a union certification election to include the majority of all affected employees, not just those who voted;
permit employees not to provide personal information to union organizers;
provide protections from union coercion (including fines) blocking de-certification of an existing union;
require secret ballot strike votes, eliminating the option to vote at union meetings following discussion;
criminalize union threats and violence.
Referencesedit
^"S.1774 - Employee Rights Act". Congress.gov. 7 September 2017.
^Orrin, Hatch (2015-07-28). "Committees - S.1874 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Employee Rights Act". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
^"Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Tim Scott Introduce Legislation to Protect Workers' Rights - Press Releases - United States Senator Orrin Hatch". www.hatch.senate.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
^"Roe Statement on Introduction of the Employee Rights Act". Congressman Phil Roe Tennessees 1st District - About the District. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
^""Legislative Reforms to the National Labor Relations Act: H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act; and, H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act." | Education & the Workforce Committee". edworkforce.house.gov. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
^The Editorial Board (21 July 2017). "The GOP's Labor Project". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
^Stverak, Jason (2014-02-18). "Labor board stacks the deck for unions". The Hill. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
^Sherk, James; Jolevski, Filip (2013-11-13). "Employee Rights Act: Protecting Workers from Union Overreach". Heritage.org. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
EmployeeRightsAct.com - An anonymous advocacy page
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employee, rights, 1774, bill, introduced, 115th, congress, united, states, senate, september, 2017, orrin, hatch, sponsors, bill, referred, united, states, senate, committee, health, education, labor, pensions, successor, bills, first, introduced, 112th, congr. The Employee Rights Act S 1774 or ERA is a bill re introduced to the 115th Congress in the United States Senate on September 7 2017 by Sen Orrin G Hatch R UT and 14 co sponsors 1 The bill was referred to the United States Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions 2 It is the successor to bills first introduced in the 112th Congress of the same name also sponsored by Sen Hatch and then Rep now Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina 3 An identical Employee Rights Act bill H R 2723 was re introduced to the U S House of Representatives on May 25 2017 by Rep Phil Roe R TN and six co sponsors 4 It received a hearing in the United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 14 2017 5 In the 114th Congress the ERA was co sponsored by 170 members of Congress including 33 U S senators citation needed In July 2017 The Wall Street Journal editorialized in favor of the ERA saying the bill would protect workers and employers from union intimidation 6 Legislation editThe bill includes eight core provisions 7 8 9 It would require secret ballot elections to determine union representation create union re certification elections when half of the originally unionized employees have turned over mandate opt in rather than opt out systems for voluntary contributions to union political operations or paycheck protection change the win bar for a union certification election to include the majority of all affected employees not just those who voted permit employees not to provide personal information to union organizers provide protections from union coercion including fines blocking de certification of an existing union require secret ballot strike votes eliminating the option to vote at union meetings following discussion criminalize union threats and violence References edit S 1774 Employee Rights Act Congress gov 7 September 2017 Orrin Hatch 2015 07 28 Committees S 1874 114th Congress 2015 2016 Employee Rights Act www congress gov Retrieved 2016 01 08 Sen Orrin Hatch and Rep Tim Scott Introduce Legislation to Protect Workers Rights Press Releases United States Senator Orrin Hatch www hatch senate gov Retrieved 2016 01 08 Roe Statement on Introduction of the Employee Rights Act Congressman Phil Roe Tennessees 1st District About the District 2017 05 25 Retrieved 2017 08 08 Legislative Reforms to the National Labor Relations Act H R 2776 Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H R 2775 Employee Privacy Protection Act and H R 2723 Employee Rights Act Education amp the Workforce Committee edworkforce house gov Retrieved 2017 08 08 The Editorial Board 21 July 2017 The GOP s Labor Project Wall Street Journal Retrieved 2017 08 08 Stverak Jason 2014 02 18 Labor board stacks the deck for unions The Hill Retrieved 2014 03 04 Sherk James Jolevski Filip 2013 11 13 Employee Rights Act Protecting Workers from Union Overreach Heritage org Retrieved 2014 03 04 Hoist Christine 2013 11 27 Republicans introduce Employee Rights Act targeting NLRA Lexology Retrieved 2014 03 04 External links editEmployeeRightsAct com An anonymous advocacy page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Employee Rights Act amp oldid 1219171617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
