20 House Republicans cross party lines to pass pro-union bill
The Faster Labor Contracts Act is the latest in a series of employment bills that pro-labor House Republicans have bucked their party on.
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House passes pro-union bill after 20 Republicans defy party
Washington — House Democrats, with the help of several Republicans, bypassed GOP leadership on Tuesday to force a successful vote on legislation that would accelerate negotiations on newly-formed unions’ first collective bargaining agreements. The legislation, titled the Faster Labor Contracts Act, was introduced in September by Democratic Rep. Donald Norcross of New Jersey. It passed
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Faster Labor Contracts Act passes House after GOP rebels join Democrats
The House on Tuesday passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act, a bill that seeks to impose shorter timelines for first-contract negotiations for new unions, in a major win for labor groups and populists and blow to Republican leadership. The bill came up for a vote over the objections of House Republican leadership after seven moderate…
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