Supporting the rights of all workers and calling for an end to the recent attacks on workers.
Latest action · Mar 10, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2011
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Declares that all private and public sector workers must have a basic right to organize and bargain collectively for a fair and just outcome.
Supports the rights of workers, including their right to form a union and to bargain collectively in good faith with an employer.
Urges Americans to work towards cessation of the constant attacks on workers and recognize that a strong middle class is the only way to ensure the United States remains a strong economic engine.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2011 to Apr 14, 2011, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 12, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Apr 14, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Mar 10, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1711-1712, E452)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
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- Mar 10, 2011Introduced in House
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