Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) and 376 undersigned organizations sent a letter to Members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to oppose the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), which is being brought to the House floor via a discharge petition (H.Res. 1140). The FLCA would empower the federal government […]

On June 4, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) sent a letter to the House Education & Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions for its hearing, “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the NLRB.” Drawing on an analysis from LRI Consulting Services of 190,743 unfair labor practice charges filed from 2016 […]

On June 1, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) released a white paper on the perils of the Faster Labor Contracts Act, legislation pending a House floor vote via a Democrat-led discharge petition. CDW’s white paper, The Arbitration Trap: Why the Faster Labor Contracts Act Is Bad for Workers, Employers, and the American Economy, explains how […]

On April 20, a discharge petition was filed on the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which would allow the bill to bypass the committee and go straight to the floor for a vote. The FLCA would allow federal government-appointed arbitrators to set the terms of first contracts between unions and companies if the parties do not […]