,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1         
#bjag,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,crapo1 and ,mr4 ,perdue7 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 #bjag 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;b77-- 7,a7 in      
paragraph 7#f71 by striking and after   
the semicolon2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#g71 
by striking the period at the end of the
 matter following subparagraph 7,c7 and 
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 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 and  7#d7 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     
adding at the end the following3 ,with  
respect to any unfair labor practice    
under section #h7;b77#h7 of the         
,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #aeh7;b77#h771 the damages    
recovered shall be in an amount equal to
 #b times the amount of damages         
sustained and the cost of the suit shall
 include any reasonable attorney fees   
and expert witness fees42 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