Democrats’ Budget Deal Seeks to Penalize Labor Law Violators (1)

Senate Democrats’ budget reconciliation bill will seek to create monetary penalties for companies that violate workers’ union rights, according to congressional, union, and Biden administration officials briefed on the plans.

The proposal is part of a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint from Senate Democrats that aims to advance the Biden administration’s progressive policy goals, including union-friendly measures, without the need for Republican support.

The sources, who all spoke on condition of anonymity to divulge private deliberations, told Bloomberg Law that monetary penalties from the National Labor Relations Board stand the best chance of various labor measures that could be included in ...