S. 478: Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009
111th Congress, 1st Session
Official Title: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 2/25/2009)
Major Actions:
2/26/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.
SUMMARY AS OF:
2/25/2009--Introduced.
Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for: (1) an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a labor organization that has not been selected by a majority of the employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board; and (2) a labor organization to cause or attempt to cause an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a representative that has not been selected in such manner.
Read the bill here (PDF).
Cosponsors: 20:
Sen Alexander, Lamar
[TN]
Sen Barrasso, John [WY]
Sen
Brownback, Sam [KS]
Sen Bunning, Jim
[KY]
Sen Burr, Richard [NC]
Sen Coburn,
Tom [OK]
Sen Cochran, Thad [MS]
Sen
Corker, Bob [TN]
Sen Cornyn, John
[TX]
Sen Enzi, Michael B. [WY]
Sen
Inhofe, James M. [OK]
Sen Kyl, Jon
[AZ]
Sen Martinez, Mel [FL]
Sen McCain,
John [AZ]
Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY]
Sen
Roberts, Pat [KS]
Sen Shelby, Richard C.
[AL]
Sen Thune, John [SD]
Sen Vitter,
David [LA]
Sen Wicker, Roger F.
[MS]