Expanding Labor Representation in the Workforce System Act

Bill: 119-hr-567
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2025-01-20
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Labor-management relations

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Expanding Labor Representation in the Workforce System Act</strong></p><p>This bill increases from 20% to 30% the workforce representation on state and local workforce development boards.</p><p>Workforce development boards perform a variety of functions to carry out the programs and services authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, including by developing and implementing plans for workforce development and investment activities. &nbsp;</p><p>Current law specifies that boards must include representatives of labor organizations, among others with relevant expertise. The bill specifies that labor organizations include organizations that</p><ul><li>are considered labor organizations based on the definition included in the National Labor Relations Act (e.g., unions); </li><li>are composed of labor organizations (e.g., a labor union federation or a state or municipal labor body); or</li><li> would be considered labor organizations but for the fact that the organization represents agricultural laborers&nbsp;or  individuals employed by a federal agency, a government&nbsp;corporation, a Federal Reserve Bank, a state or local government, or an employer that is subject to the Railway Labor Act.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 567 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2025 Ms. Sherrill (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , and Mrs. Hayes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL To expand labor representation on State and local workforce development boards, to provide a definition of labor organization, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Labor Representation in the Workforce System Act . 2. State workforce development boards Section 101(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3111(b)(1)(C)(ii) ) is amended by striking 20 percent and inserting 30 percent . 3. Local workforce development boards Section 107(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3122(b)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking 20 and inserting 30 . 4. Definition of labor organization Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (72) Labor organization The term labor organization has the meaning given the term in section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152(5) ), except that such term shall also include— (A) any organization composed of labor organizations, such as a labor union federation or a State or municipal labor body; and (B) any organization which would be included in the definition for such term under such section 2(5) but for the fact that the organization represents— (i) individuals employed by the United States, any wholly owned Government corporation, any Federal Reserve Bank, or any State or political subdivision thereof; (ii) individuals employed by persons subject to the Railway Labor Act ( 45 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ); or (iii) individuals employed as agricultural laborers. .