,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #badb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #f1 #bjae,mr4  
,s&]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mrs4     
,murray1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mrs4
 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,ms4 ,hirono1  
,mr4 ,leahy1 & ,mr4 ,:iteh\se7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,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 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,workplace ,democracy ,act4
  #b4 ,/reaml9+ c]tification = labor    
organizations  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