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 Sort ascending Party Vote
Rep. Darin M. LaHood
IL
16 Republican Yes
Rep. Vern Buchanan
FL
16 Republican Yes
Rep. Eliot L. Engel
NY
16 Democrat No
Rep. Veronica Escobar
TX
16 Democrat No
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo
CA
16 Democrat No
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez
OH
16 Republican Yes
Rep. Mike Kelly
PA
16 Republican Yes
Rep. Adam Kinzinger
IL
16 Republican Yes
Rep. José E. Serrano
NY
15 Democrat No
Rep. John Shimkus
IL
15 Republican Yes
Rep. Ross Spano
FL
15 Republican Yes
Rep. Steve Stivers
OH
15 Republican Yes
Rep. Glenn Thompson
PA
15 Republican Yes
Rep. Brenda Lawrence
MI
14 Democrat No
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
14 Democrat No
Rep. Kathy Castor
FL
14 Democrat No
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler
PA
14 Republican No
Rep. Jackie Speier
CA
14 Democrat No
Rep. Eric Swalwell
CA
14 Democrat No
Rep. Lauren Underwood
IL
14 Democrat No