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To: gogov
Does the bill restrict employees from forming as their own collective bargaining unit or does it say they can only do so through an NRLB recognized union?

You'll have to do a little shuffling between H.R.800 for the 110th Congress and H. R. 243 for the 111th Congress

All of the old bill is available and the only similarity so far is...
SEC. 3. FACILITATING INITIAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.
Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is amended...
The old bill had an additional section...
SEC. 2. STREAMLINING UNION CERTIFICATION.

(a) In General- Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(c)) is amended...

This is the text of the new bill...
SEC. 2. INITIAL CONTRACT DISPUTES.
Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is amended...
Keep in mind the fact that the bill can change over time as there were 4 versions of Bill Number H.R.800 for the 110th Congress. I'm pretty sure they'll get to adding in the other sections of the old bill and bringing the new wording in line to match the old one over time as is usually done when passing bills from one Congress to another.

Now, I'm not trying to sound like a smart ass, but why don't you read it for yourself and answer your own question.

And just in case link jumping is too much trouble...
(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.'.

23 posted on 01/29/2009 4:28:16 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36
Now, I'm not trying to sound like a smart ass, but why don't you read it for yourself and answer your own question.

Yea, good idea. Let's not pool our resouces. Let's all run down the same path, spend the same time reading the same thing and not trust each others anaylisis of the issue. Why didn't I think of that? FR, close up shop.

FR aint what it used to be. Just turning into blather and less and less a resource.

27 posted on 01/29/2009 5:10:28 PM PST by gogov
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