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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 21, 1993
Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to promise, threaten, or take other action to hire a permanent replacement for an employee who: (1) at the beginning of a labor dispute was in a bargaining unit in which a labor organization either was the certified or recognized exclusive representative or was seeking to be so certified or recognized, on the basis of written authorizations by a majority of unit employees; and (2) in connection with that dispute has engaged in concerted activities for collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection through that labor organization. Makes it also an unfair labor practice for an employer to withhold or deny any other employment right or privilege to such an employee who is working for or has unconditionally offered to return to work for the employer, out of preference for any other individual based on that individual's performing, having performed, or having indicated a willingness to perform bargaining unit work for the employer during the dispute. Amends the Railway Labor Act to prohibit any carrier or its officer or agent from discriminating against an employee in a craft or class in any of the above ways prohibited to employers under the National Labor Relations Act.
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Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D–OH
Legislative record
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8847)
Second cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-46. Record Vote No: 189. (consideration: CR S8844)
Senate roll call 189 · Individual votesMotion to proceed considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S8833-8847)
Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53-47. Record Vote No: 188. (consideration: CR S8524)
Senate roll call 188 · Individual votesMotion to proceed considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S8495-8545)
Second cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S8484)
Motion to proceed considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S8447-8458, S8469-8484, S8486-8490)
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S8380)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S8380)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy without amendment. With written report No. 103-110. Minority views filed.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy without amendment. With written report No. 103-110. Minority views filed.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 103-80.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S470-472)
Introduced in Senate
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