#aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #edjh  ,,an ,,act  ,to accel]ate       
workplace "t-to-contract "u ! ,national 
,labor ,relations ,act4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fa/] ,labor 
,contracts ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,employees 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates h a "r to organize        
collectively 9 ord] to secure high]     
wages & o!r b5efits1 & regul>ly ex]cise 
t "r by vot+ to be repres5t$ by a labor 
organization 9 _! workplaces4  7#b7 ,a  
successful vote 9 favor ( repres5tation 
by a labor organization does n          
imm$iately lead to an agreem5t betwe5 ! 
p>ties4 ,(t5 ! negotiation process is   
difficult & protract$1 tak+ a ye> or    
long]4  7#c7 ,rese>* indicates t ^!     
contract+ delays are increas+ ov] "t4 ,a
 ,bloomb]g ,law /udy f #bjba f\nd t !   
av]age numb] ( days betwe5 a vote 9     
favor ( repres5tation by a labor        
organization & a contract ent]$ into    
betwe5 ! p>ties 0 #dfe days4  7#d7      
,delays 9 ! process+ ( collective b>ga9+

 contracts prim>ily b5efit employ]s     
oppos$ to repres5tation by ! labor      
organization4 ,! employ]s c use ^?      
delays to sap labor organization resolve
 & secure m favorable t]ms = ! employ]4 
7#e7 ,9 ord] = employees 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates to fully enjoy ! b5efits gu>ante$
 to !m by ,f$]al labor law1 ^? employees
 mu/ be able to promptly secure a fir/  
contract foll[+ ! legal recognition or  
c]tification ( a labor organization1 &  
,f$]al labor law ought to facilitate ?is
 exp$i5cy4  #c4 ,facilitat+ initial     
collective b>ga9+ agreem5ts ,section #h 
( ! ,national ,labor ,relations ,act    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeh7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 z subp>agraphs
 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d71 respectively2  7,b7 by
 /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ?is section &    
ins]t+ 7#a7 ,= ! purposes ( ?is section2
  7,c7 by ins]t+ 7& to ma9ta9 curr5t    
wages1 h\rs1 & t]ms & conditions (      
employm5t p5d+ an agreem5t7 aft] aris+  
!reund]2  7,d7 by ins]t+ 3 ,provid$1 ,t 

an employ]'s duty to collectively b>ga9 
%all cont9ue abs5t dec]tification ( !   
repres5tative foll[+ an election        
conduct$ pursuant to section #i aft]    
mak+ ( a concession2  7,e7 by ins]t+    
fur!r be=e 1 ,t :]e !re is 9 effect2    
7,f7 by /rik+ ,! duties impos$ & ins]t+ 
7#b7 ,! duties impos$2  7,g7 by /rik+ by
 p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 & 7#d7 & ins]t+  
by subp>agraphs 7,b71 7,c71 & 7,d7 (    
p>agraph 7#a72  7,h7 by /rik+ section   
#h7;d77#a7 & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#a77;,a72 
7,i7 by /rik+ section #h7;d77#c7 ea*    
place x appe>s & ins]t+ p>agraph        
7#a77;,c72  7,j7 by /rik+ section       
#h7;d77#d7 & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#a77;,d72 
&  7,k7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7
 ,:5ev] collective b>ga9+ is = ! purpose
 ( e/abli%+ an initial collective b>ga9+
 agreem5t foll[+ c]tification or        
recognition ( an individual or labor    
organization z a repres5tative z provid$
 "u section #i7;a71 ! foll[+ %all apply3
  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 recogniz$ or c]tifi$ z a  
repres5tative z provid$ "u section      
#i7;a71 or )9 su* fur!r p]iod z ! p>ties
 agree ^u1 ! p>ties %all meet & beg9    
b>ga9+ collectively1 & %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 t a dispute exi/s1 & may reque/ 
m$iation4 ,:5ev] su* a reque/ is        
receiv$1 ! ,s]vice %all promptly        
communicate ) ! p>ties & use its be/    
ef=ts1 by m$iation & conciliation1 to   
secure an agreem5t4  7,c7 ,if aft] !    
expiration ( ! #cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on 
! date on :i* ! reque/ = m$iation is    
made "u subp>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 a #c-p]son       
arbitration panel e/abli%$ 9 accordance 
) su* regulations z may be prescrib$ by 
! ,s]vice1 ) "o memb] select$ by !      
individual or labor organization1 "o    
memb] select$ by ! employ]1 & "o neutral
 memb] mutually agre$ to by ! p>ties4 ,!
 individual or labor organization & !   
employ] mu/ ea* select ! memb]s ( !     
#c-p]son arbitration panel )9 #ad days (
 ! ,s]vice's ref]ral2 if ! individual or
 labor organization or ! employ] fail to
 d s1 ! ,s]vice %all designate any      
memb]s n select$ by ! individual or     
labor organization or by ! employ]4 ,a  
majority ( ! #c-p]son 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 ,su*
 decision %all be bas$ on-- 7i7 !       
employ]'s f9ancial /atus & prospects2   
7ii7 ! size & type ( ! employ]'s        
op]ations & bus9ess2  7iii7 ! employees'

 co/ ( liv+2  7iv7 ! employees' ability 
to su/a9 !mselves1 _! families1 & _!    
dep5d5ts on ! wages & b5efits !y e>n f !
 employ]2 &  7v7 ! wages & b5efits o!r  
employ]s 9 ! same bus9ess provide _!    
employees4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7g71 
by /rik+ clause 7,b7 ( ! la/ s5t5ce (   
section #h7;d7 ( ?is ,act & ins]t+      
subsection 7d77#b77;,b74  #d4 ,,gao     
report exam9+ av]age workplace          
"t-to-contract ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !          
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ,congress a report exam9+
 ! av]age numb] ( days betwe5--  7#a7 ! 
date on :i* an individual or labor      
organization is c]tifi$ or recogniz$ z !
 repres5tative ( employees "u section   
#i7;a7 ( ! ,national ,labor ,relations  
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aei7;a771 foll[+ ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 !   
date on :i* ! p>ties ent] into an       
initial collective b>ga9+ agreem5t4     
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,june  
#i1 #bjbf4;,cl]k4