,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bj1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,grayson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,national ,labor ,relations ,act to     
e/abli% an effici5t sy/em to enable     
employees to =m1 jo91 or assi/ labor    
organizations1 to provide = m&atory     
injunctions = unfair labor practices    
dur+ organiz+ ef=ts1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,employee ,free ,*oice ,act ( #bjaf4  
#b4 ,/reaml9+ union c]tification  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,section #i7;c7 ( ! ,national    
,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#aei7;c77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#f7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( ?is section1 :5ev] a petition %all h 
be5 fil$ by an employee or gr\p (       
employees or any individual or labor    
organization act+ 9 _! behalf alleg+ t a
 majority ( employees 9 a unit          
appropriate = ! purposes ( collective   

b>ga9+ wi% to be repres5t$ by an        
individual or labor organization = su*  
purposes1 ! ,bo>d %all inve/igate !     
petition4 ,if ! ,bo>d f9ds t a majority 
( ! employees 9 a unit appropriate =    
b>ga9+ has sign$ valid au?orizations    
designat+ ! individual or labor         
organization specifi$ 9 ! petition z _! 
b>ga9+ repres5tative & t no o!r         
individual or labor organization is     
curr5tly c]tifi$ or recogniz$ z !       
exclusive repres5tative ( any ( !       
employees 9 ! unit1 ! ,bo>d %all n      
direct an election b %all c]tify !      
individual or labor organization z !    
repres5tative describ$ 9 subsection 7a74
  7#g7 ,! ,bo>d %all develop guidel9es &
 proc$ures = ! designation by employees 
( a b>ga9+ repres5tative 9 ! mann]      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#f74 ,su* guidel9es
 & proc$ures %all include--  7,a7 model 
collective b>ga9+ au?orization language 
t may be us$ = purposes ( mak+ !        
designations describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#f72 &
  7,b7 proc$ures to be us$ by ! ,bo>d to

 e/abli% ! validity ( sign$             
au?orizations designat+ b>ga9+          
repres5tatives4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts
  7#a7 ,national labor relations ,bo>d  
,section #c7;b7 ( ! ,national ,labor    
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aec7;b77
 is am5d$1 9 ! second s5t5ce--  7,a7 by 
/rik+ & to & ins]t+ to2 &  7,b7 by /rik+
 & c]tify ! results !re(1 & ins]t+ 1 &  
to issue c]tifications z provid$ = 9 t  
section14  7#b7 ,unfair labor practices 
,section #h7;b7 ( ! ,national ,labor    
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeh7;b77
 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#g77;,b7 by
 /rik+ 1 or & ins]t+ or a petition has  
be5 fil$ "u section #i7;c77#f71 or2 &   
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#g77;,c7 by /rik+ :5   
su* a petition has be5 fil$ & ins]t+ :5 
su* a petition o!r ?an a petition "u    
section #i7;c77#f7 has be5 fil$4  #c4   
,facilitat+ initial collective b>ga9+   
agreem5ts ,section #h ( ! ,national     
,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeh7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7h7 ,:5ev] collective b>ga9+ is

 = ! purpose ( e/abli%+ an initial      
agreem5t foll[+ c]tification or         
recognition1 ! provisions ( subsection  
7d7 %all be modifi$ z foll[s3  7#a7 ,n  
lat] ?an #aj days aft] receiv+ a writt5 
reque/ = collective b>ga9+ f an         
individual or labor organization t has  
be5 newly organiz$ or c]tifi$ z a       
repres5tative z def9$ 9 section #i7;a71 
or )9 su* fur!r p]iod z ! p>ties agree  
^u1 ! p>ties %all meet & comm5ce to     
b>ga9 collectively & %all make e        
reasonable ef=t to conclude & sign a    
collective b>ga9+ agreem5t4  7#b7 ,if   
aft] ! expiration ( ! #ij-;day p]iod    
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* b>ga9+ is       
comm5c$1 or su* additional p]iod z !    
p>ties may agree ^u1 ! p>ties h fail$ to
 rea* an agreem5t1 ei!r p>ty may notify 
! ,f$]al ,m$iation & ,conciliation      
,s]vice ( ! exi/5ce ( a dispute & reque/
 m$iation4 ,:5ev] su* a reque/ is       
receiv$1 x %all be ! duty ( ! ,s]vice   
promptly to put itself 9 communication )
 ! p>ties & to use its be/ ef=ts1 by    

m$iation & conciliation1 to br+ !m to   
agreem5t4  7#c7 ,if aft] ! expiration ( 
! #cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i*
 ! reque/ = m$iation is made "u p>agraph
 7#b71 or su* additional p]iod z !      
p>ties may agree ^u1 ! ,s]vice is n able
 to br+ ! p>ties to agreem5t by         
conciliation1 ! ,s]vice %all ref] !     
dispute to an arbitration bo>d e/abli%$ 
9 accordance ) su* regulations z may be 
prescrib$ by ! ,s]vice4 ,! arbitration  
panel %all r5d] a decision settl+ !     
dispute & su* decision %all be b9d+ ^u !
 p>ties = a p]iod ( #b ye>s1 unless     
am5d$ dur+ su* p]iod by writt5 cons5t ( 
! p>ties4  4  #d4 ,/r5g!n+ en=cem5t  7a7
 ,injunctions aga9/ unfair labor        
practices dur+ organiz+ drives  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #aj7l7 ( ! ,national     
,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#afj7l77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 ! second     
s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,if1 aft] su* & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  7#b7 ,if1 aft] su*  2 &  7,b7
 by /rik+ ! fir/ s5t5ce & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,:5ev] x is *>g$-- 7,a7 t 

any employ]--  7i7 dis*>g$ or o!rwise   
discrim9at$ aga9/ an employee 9         
violation ( subsection 7a77#c7 ( section
 #h2  7ii7 ?reat5$ to dis*>ge or to     
o!rwise discrim9ate aga9/ an employee 9 
violation ( subsection 7a77#a7 ( section
 #h2 or  7iii7 engag$ 9 any o!r unfair  
labor practice )9 ! mean+ ( subsection  
7a77#a7 t significantly int]f]es )1     
re/ra9s1 or co]ces employees 9 ! ex]cise
 ( ! rights gu>ante$ 9 section #g2  :ile
 employees ( t employ] 7 seek+          
repres5tation by a labor organization or
 dur+ ! p]iod aft] a labor organization 
0 recogniz$ z a repres5tative def9$ 9   
section #i7;a7 until ! fir/ collective  
b>ga9+ contract is ent]$ into betwe5 !  
employ] & ! repres5tative2 or  7,b7 t   
any p]son has engag$ 9 an unfair labor  
practice )9 ! mean+ ( subp>agraph 7,a71 
7,b71 or 7,c7 ( section #h7;b77#d71     
section #h7;e71 or section #h7;b77#g72  
! prelim9>y inve/igation ( su* *>ge %all
 be made =?) & giv5 priority ov] all o!r
 cases except cases ( l "* 9 ! (fice :]e

 x is fil$ or to :i* x is ref]r$4  4    
7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #aj7m7 ( !
 ,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #afj7m77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ "u
 circum/ances n subject to section      
#aj7l7 aft] section #h4  7b7 ,rem$ies = 
violations  7#a7 ,backpay ,section      
#aj7;c7 ( ! ,national ,labor ,relations 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #afj7;c77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ ,& provid$ fur!r1 & ins]t+     
,provid$ fur!r1 ,t if ! ,bo>d f9ds t an 
employ] has discrim9at$ aga9/ an        
employee 9 violation ( subsection       
7a77#c7 ( section #h :ile employees ( ! 
employ] 7 seek+ repres5tation by a labor
 organization1 or dur+ ! p]iod aft] a   
labor organization 0 recogniz$ z a      
repres5tative def9$ 9 subsection 7a7 (  
section #i until ! fir/ collective      
b>ga9+ contract 0 ent]$ into betwe5 !   
employ] & ! repres5tative1 ! ,bo>d 9 su*
 ord] %all aw>d ! employee back pay &1 9
 addition1 #b times t am\nt z liquidat$ 
damages3 ,provid$ fur!r14  7#b7 ,civil  
p5alties ,section #ab ( ! ,national     

,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#afb7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,any &   
ins]t+ 7a7 ,any2 &  7,b7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,any employ] :o      
willfully or repeat$ly commits any      
unfair labor practice )9 ! mean+ (      
subsection 7a77#a7 or 7a77#c7 ( section 
#h :ile employees ( ! employ] are seek+ 
repres5tation by a labor organization or
 dur+ ! p]iod aft] a labor organization 
has be5 recogniz$ z a repres5tative     
def9$ 9 subsection 7a7 ( section #i     
until ! fir/ collective b>ga9+ contract 
is ent]$ into betwe5 ! employ] & !      
repres5tative %all1 9 addition to any   
make-:ole rem$y ord]$1 be subject to a  
civil p5alty ( n to exce$ #bj1jjj = ea* 
violation4 ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( any     
p5alty "u ?is section1 ! ,bo>d %all     
consid] ! gravity ( ! unfair labor      
practice & ! impact ( ! unfair labor    
practice on ! *>g+ p>ty1 on o!r p]sons  
seek+ to ex]cise rights gu>ante$ by ?is 
,act1 or on ! public int]e/4  4