,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjae ,mr4 ,risch introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,national ,labor  
,relations ,act and the ,labor          
,management ,relations ,act1 #aidg to   
deter labor slowdowns at ports of the   
,united ,states1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,preventing ,labor ,union  
,slowdowns ,act of #bjae or the ,,plus  
,act4  #b4 ,deterring labor slowdowns   
7a7 ,amendments to the ,national ,labor 
,relations ,act ,the ,national ,labor   
,relations ,act is amended-- 7#a7 in    
section #a 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aea71 by     
adding at the end the following3        
,international trade is one of the most 
important components of the economy of  
the ,united ,states and will likely     
continue to grow in the future4 ,in     

order to remain competitive in an       
increasingly competitive global economy1
 it is essential that the ,united       
,states possess a highly efficient and  
reliable public and private             
transportation network4 ,the ports of   
the ,united ,states are an increasingly 
important part of such transportation   
network4 ,experience has demonstrated   
that frequent and periodic disruptions  
to commerce in the maritime industry in 
the form of deliberate and unprotected  
labor slowdowns at the ports of the     
,united ,states have led to substantial 
and frequent economic disruption and    
loss1 interfering with the free flow of 
domestic and international commerce and 
threatening the economic health of the  
,united ,states1 as well as its citizens
 and businesses4 ,such frequent and     
periodic disruptions to commerce in the 
maritime industry hurt the reputation of
 the ,united ,states in the global      
economy1 cause the ports of the ,united 
,states to lose business1 and represent 

a serious and burgeoning threat to the  
financial health and economic stability 
of the ,united ,states4 ,it is hereby   
declared to be the policy of the ,united
 ,states to eliminate the causes and    
mitigate the effects of such disruptions
 to commerce in the maritime industry   
and to provide effective and prompt     
remedies to individuals injured by such 
disruptions4  2  7#b7 in section #b 7#bi
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb71 by adding at the end  
the following3  7#ae7 ,the term employee
 engaged in maritime employment has the 
meaning given the term employee in      
section #b7c7 of the ,longshore and     
,harbor ,workers' ,compensation ,act    
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #ijb7c774  7#af7 ,the    
term labor slowdown-- 7,a7 includes any 
intentional effort by employees to      
reduce productivity or efficiency in the
 performance of any duty of such        
employees2 and  7,b7 does not include   
any such effort required by the good    
faith belief of such employees that an  
abnormally dangerous condition exists at

 the place of employment of such        
employees4  2  7#c7 in section #h7;b7   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeh7;b771 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#h7 in         
representing1 or seeking to represent1  
employees engaged in maritime           
employment1 to engage in a labor        
slowdown at any time1 including when a  
collective-bargaining agreement is in   
effect4  2  7#d7 in section #i 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #aei71 by adding at the end   
the following3  7f7 ,effect of labor    
slowdowns ,if a labor organization has  
been found1 pursuant to a final order of
 the ,board1 to have violated section   
#h7;b77#h71 the ,board shall--  7#a7    
revoke the exclusive recognition or     
certification of the labor organization1
 which shall immediately cease to be    
entitled to represent the employees in  
the bargaining unit of such labor       
organization2 or  7#b7 take other       
appropriate disciplinary action4  2 and 
7#e7 in section #aj7l7 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#afj7l771 in the first sentence1 by     

striking or section #h7;b77#g7 and      
inserting or paragraph 7#g7 or 7#h7 of  
section #h7;b74  7b7 ,amendment to the  
,labor ,management ,relations ,act1     
#aidg ,section #cjc of the ,labor       
,management ,relations ,act1 #aidg 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subsection 7a71 by striking in section  
#h7;b77#d7 and inserting under paragraph
 7#d7 or 7#h7 of section #h7;b72  7#b7  
in subsection 7b71 by inserting 1       
including reasonable attorney fees for a
 violation under section #h7;b77#h7 of  
the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeh7;b77#h77 before the 
period2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end  
the following3  7c7 ,in an action for   
damages resulting from a violation of   
section #h7;b77#h7 of the ,national     
,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeh7;b77#h771 it shall not be a defense
 that the injured party has1 in any     
manner1 waived1 or purported to waive1  
the right of such party to pursue       
monetary damages relating to the labor  

slowdown at issue--  7#a7 in connection 
with a contractual grievance alleging a 
violation of a clause prohibiting a     
strike1 or a similar clause1 in a       
collective-bargaining agreement2 or     
7#b7 in connection with an action for a 
breach of such a clause under section   
#cja4  4