Amendment to Prohibit Union Fair Share Agreements

Feb. 6, 2020 | H.AMDT. 776 tp H.R. 2474

This amendment by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) to the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 (H.R. 2474) would have stricken the provision requiring states to allow “fair share agreements” that make it possible for unions to represent all of the workers covered by the collective bargaining agreement. “Right to work” laws, which prohibit fair share agreements, are a relic of the Jim Crow South and allow big corporations to depress wages and benefits. This amendment failed on Feb. 6, 2020, and the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 passed the House that same day.

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 186
NAYs: 235

Legislator State District Party Sort descending Vote
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat No
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
CT
3 Democrat No
Rep. Chellie Pingree
ME
1 Democrat No
Rep. Robin Kelly
IL
2 Democrat No
Rep. Pete Aguilar
CA
33 Democrat No
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
CA
10 Democrat No
Rep. Jim Langevin
RI
2 Democrat No
Rep. Greg Stanton
AZ
4 Democrat No
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II
MO
5 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Donald W. Norcross
NJ
1 Democrat No
Rep. Linda T. Sánchez
CA
38 Democrat No
Rep. John Garamendi
CA
8 Democrat No
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat No
Rep. Diana DeGette
CO
1 Democrat No
Rep. Dean Phillips
MN
3 Democrat No
Rep. Val Demings
FL
10 Democrat No
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
12 Democrat No
Rep. Jackie Speier
CA
14 Democrat No
Rep. William Lacy Clay
MO
1 Democrat No
Rep. Denny Heck 10 Democrat No