,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and the 
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,national ,labor ,relations ,act to     
require the arbitration of initial      
contract negotiation disputes1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,labor         
,relations ,first ,contract             
,negotiations ,act of #bjac4  #b4       
,initial contract disputes ,section #h  
of the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeh7 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7h7 7#a7 ,if1 not later    
than #fj days after the certification of
 a new representative of employees for  
the purpose of collective bargaining1   
the employer of the employees and the   
representative have not reached a       
collective bargaining agreement with    

respect to the terms and conditions of  
employment1 the employer and the        
representative shall jointly select a   
mediator to mediate those issues on     
which the employer and the              
representative cannot agree4  7#b7 ,if  
the employer and the representative are 
unable to agree upon a mediator1 either 
party may request the ,federal          
,mediation and ,conciliation ,service to
 select a mediator and the ,federal     
,mediation and ,conciliation ,service   
shall upon the request select a person  
to serve as mediator4  7#c7 ,if1 not    
later than #cj days after the date of   
the selection of a mediator under       
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 the employer and
 the representative have not reached an 
agreement1 the employer or the          
representative may transfer the matters 
remaining in controversy to the ,federal
 ,mediation and ,conciliation ,service  
for binding arbitration4  4