Washington, June 15 -- Congressman Pat Ryan issued the following press release:
Last week, Congressman Pat Ryan voted to pass the Faster Labor Contracts Act - landmark legislation to speed up the process of finalizing a first contract between a newly certified union and the employer.
According to Bloomberg Law, when a new union forms it takes an average of 458 days for unions and employers to agree on a first contract (https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-analysis/analysis-now-it-takes-465-days-to-sign-a-unions-first-contract). The House-passed bipartisan legislation will ensure that when workers vote to form a union, employers are not allowed to drag out negotiations on first contracts.
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