S.1507: Employee Rights Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about labor and employment
  • Introduced Aug. 2, 2011
  • Latest Major Action Aug. 2, 2011

Bill Summary

Employee Rights Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization or its agents to interfere with the rights of employees to organize and select representation to collectively bargain. Adds a requirement that representatives be selected by secret ballot in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by a majority of the employees in a unit. Defines...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 2, 2011

Introduced in the Senate by Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

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