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. Paul Mitchell
MI
10 Republican Yes
Rep. Mark Walker
NC
6 Republican Yes
Rep. Christopher H. Smith
NJ
4 Republican No
Rep. Rick Allen
GA
12 Republican Yes
Rep. Barry Loudermilk
GA
11 Republican Yes
Rep. Tom Emmer
MN
6 Republican No
Rep. Ben Cline
VA
6 Republican Yes
Rep. Chip Roy
TX
21 Republican Yes
Rep. Michael R. Turner
OH
10 Republican Yes
Rep. Susan Brooks
IN
5 Republican Yes