HR 129
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 129
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration
of initial contract negotiation disputes, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 5, 2011
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration
of initial contract negotiation disputes, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations
Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. INITIAL CONTRACT DISPUTES.
Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(h)(1) If, not later than 60 days after the certification of a new representative
of employees for the purpose of collective bargaining, the employer of the
employees and the representative have not reached a collective bargaining
agreement with respect to the terms and conditions of employment, the employer
and the representative shall jointly select a mediator to mediate those issues
on which the employer and the representative cannot agree.
`(2) If the employer and the representative are unable to agree upon a mediator,
either party may request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to
select a mediator and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service shall
upon the request select a person to serve as mediator.
`(3) If, not later than 30 days after the date of the selection of a mediator
under paragraph (1) or (2), the employer and the representative have not reached
an agreement, the employer or the representative may transfer the matters
remaining in controversy to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
for binding arbitration.'.
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