US Congress Senate Bill 702 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 22 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

PLUS Act Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization or its agents while representing, or seeking to represent, employees engaged in maritime employment to engage in a labor slowdown at any time, including when a collective-bargaining agreement is in effect. The bill amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to allow a party injured by a labor slowdown to recover two times the amount of damages sustained and reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees.

PLUS Act Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2017

Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]

Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/702/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s702/BILLS-115s702is.pdf