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Rep. Logan outlines contingency labor bill to let state act if NLRA fails; committee raises preemption and funding concerns
Summary
Rep. Kate Logan introduced a contingency bill to let state labor-relations authorities act if the National Labor Relations Act were substantially undermined. Members probed legal preemption, likely limited immediate effect, and the need to address funding if state authority were to be used.
Rep. Kate Logan (Burlington) told the House General & Housing Committee she drafted a targeted bill intended as a contingency plan in case federal labor protections were substantially eroded, enabling a state labor-relations board to assume certain functions if the National Labor Relations Act ceased to operate effectively.
Logan said the bill does not address routine NLRA quorum issues but…
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