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. John Yarmuth
KY
3 Democrat No
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
GA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Dave Loebsack
IA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Jared Huffman
CA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Henry Cuellar
TX
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr.
NJ
10 Democrat No
Rep. Juan Vargas
CA
52 Democrat No
Rep. Scott Peters
CA
50 Democrat No
Rep. Sean Casten
IL
6 Democrat No
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
NY
5 Democrat No
Rep. Abigail Spanberger
VA
7 Democrat No
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
NY
13 Democrat No
Rep. Daniel Lipinski
IL
3 Democrat No
Rep. Bobby L. Rush
IL
1 Democrat No
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.
NJ
9 Democrat No
Rep. Josh Gottheimer
NJ
5 Democrat No
Rep. Ed Case
HI
1 Democrat No
Rep. Darren Soto
FL
9 Democrat No
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo
CA
16 Democrat No
Rep. Ted Lieu
CA
36 Democrat No