Sec. 3. Purposes
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The purposes of this Act are— to strengthen protections for workers engaged in collective bargaining to improve their wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment; to expand coverage under the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) to more workers; to provide a process by which workers and employers can successfully negotiate an initial collective bargaining agreement; to provide a stronger deterrent and fairer remedies for workers who face retaliation, discrimination, or other interference with their legal rights to act concertedly, join a union, or engage in collective bargaining; to broadly protect workers’ right to engage in concerted activities for mutual aid or protection; to streamline the enforcement procedures of the National Labor Relations Board to provide for more timely and effective enforcement of the law; to safeguard the right to strike by prohibiting permanent replacement of striking workers; to repeal specific prohibitions on collective action and peaceful expression; to permit fair share fee arrangements in order to promote workers’ freedom of association and encourage the practice of collective bargaining; to improve the purchasing power of wage earners in industry; to promote the stabilization of fair wage rates and humane working conditions within and between industries; and to redress the inequality of bargaining power between workers and employers.
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