H.R. 1461

Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act

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111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1461

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 12, 2009

Mr. George Miller of California (for himself, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Hare, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Andrews, and Ms. Woolsey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act.

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Definition

Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(3)) is amended—

(1)

by striking (3) and inserting (3)(A); and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(B)

The term employee includes a student enrolled at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 or 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002), other than an institution of a State or political subdivision) who is performing work for remuneration at the direction of the institution, whether or not the work relates to the student’s course of study.

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