Despite the refusal of the Democratic leadership to endorse the proposal, the amendment was supported by 182 Members. NLRA is the umbrella act that encourages employees to organize and to join unions and engage in collective bargaining with their employer. The bill would grant employers more leverage during negotiations. H.R. 3246 would also amend the NLRA and alter the playing field in favor of employers. H.R. 3246 would permit employers to refuse to hire applicants who seek employment primarily to organize workers into a union.
Labor unions are good for America.
The Republican attack is violating a commonsense bond, a commonsense covenant with the larger society. H.R. 2608 would unfairly target unions and would not apply the same restrictions to corporations. This legislation is simply meant to silence the unions. H.R. 2608 is designed to knock unions off the field so that the only players are corporations. The Davis-Bacon Act ensures that construction workers are not exploited.