H.R. 3094: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

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H.R. 3094: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-05 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.

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Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 10, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to revise requirements for determination by the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) of an appropriate bargaining unit before an election of collective bargaining representation. (In effect reverses the NLRB's August 26, 2011, decision in Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Mobile and its June 22, 2011, rulemaking regarding proposed changes to procedures involving the election of collective bargaining representation.) Replaces the current restriction in the meaning of collective bargaining unit to employer unit, craft unit, plant unit, or subdivision. Requires the NLRB, instead, to determine a unit as appropriate for collective bargaining if it consists of employees that share a sufficient community of interest. Specifies factors the NLRB must consider when making such determinations. Prohibits exclusion of employees from the unit unless the group's interest are sufficiently distinct from those of other employees to warrant the establishment of a separate unit. Requires the NLRB, upon due notice, to provide a hearing at least 14 days after the filing of an election petition for collective bargaining representation to investigate those petitions the NLRB has reasonable cause to believe have a question of representation affecting commerce. Requires such hearings be non-adversarial. Requires the NLRB to: (1) direct an election by secret ballot as soon as practicable, but in any event not before 35 calendar days following the filing of an election petition, in cases where a question of representation exists; and (2) acquire, at least 7 days after its final determination of the appropriate bargaining unit, a list of all eligible voters (including certain informational data) from the employer and make it available to all parties.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Sponsor: Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · 37 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Ken Calvert (R-CA)

Recorded votes

• House roll call 863 (2011): On Motion to Rise With Recommendation That Enacting Clause Be Stricken, HR3094 (2011-11-30): Failed
• House roll call 864 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR3094 (2011-11-30): Failed
• House roll call 865 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR3094 (2011-11-30): Failed
• House roll call 866 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR3094 (2011-11-30): Failed
• House roll call 867 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR3094 (2011-11-30): Failed
• House roll call 868 (2011): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR3094 (2011-11-30): Failed
• House roll call 869 (2011): On Passage, HR3094 (2011-11-30): Passed

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3094.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3094 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112