Worker Enfranchisement Act
Sponsored By: Representative Onder
Introduced
Summary
Sets a higher vote and turnout bar for choosing an exclusive employee representative. The bill would require secret-ballot elections with at least two-thirds of employees voting and the winner to receive a majority of that voting group.
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- Workers: Elections would be by secret ballot and would only succeed if not less than two-thirds of employees vote, and the selected representative wins a majority of that turnout.
- Union organizers: Organizers would need to secure a majority within a turnout equal to at least two-thirds of eligible employees, changing how victory is measured.
- Workplaces and employers: The new voting and turnout standards would apply to representation elections held six months or more after enactment.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Secret-ballot and turnout rules for unions
This bill would change how private-sector union elections work. Elections would have to use secret ballots. At least two-thirds of eligible workers would need to vote. A union would win only if it gets more than half of the ballots cast. These rules would apply to elections held 6 months after enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Onder
MO • R
Cosponsors
Messmer
IN • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Wilson (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 6/11/2025
Perry
PA • R
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
UT • R
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Owens
UT • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Allen
GA • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Fitzgerald
WI • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Harris (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 10/10/2025
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