Labor Law - Collective Bargaining

Earlier this week, the House passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA) after supporters successfully utilized a discharge petition, a rarely used procedural tool that allows legislation to reach the House floor despite leadership opposition, to call for a vote.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA), which would require strict deadlines for commencing collective bargaining and mandatory arbitration for employers negotiating with unions for initial collective bargaining agreements. After passing with a bipartisan 230-193 House vote, the bill heads to the Senate, where its corresponding version has Democratic and Republican co-sponsors. If passed and enacted, the FLCA would require employers to begin negotiations …