Hawley Applauds House Passage of Faster Labor Contracts Act

Hawley Applauds House Passage of Faster Labor Contracts Act

Tuesday, June 09, 2026

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement celebrating the House of Representatives passing his Faster Labor Contracts Act through a discharge petition:

"We need real labor reform that puts workers first. For too long, mega corporations have denied workers' rights and refused to meet them in good faith at the bargaining table. I'm glad to see the House has done the right thing for working-class Americans. The Senate needs to pass my bill and get this done."

Earlier this Congress, Senator Hawley led a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing the new, Teamsters-endorsed legislation to speed up first contracts for new unions. The legislation would ensure that when workers vote to unionize, a labor agreement ultimately becomes a reality. Cosponsors of the legislation include Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.).

The Faster Labor Contracts Act would:

• Amend the National Labor Relations Act to require that after workers have voted to form a union, employers must begin negotiating with the new union within 10 days.
• Provide that if no agreement is reached within 90 days, the dispute will be referred to mediation.
• Stipulate that if mediation fails within 30 days, or additional periods agreed upon by the parties, the dispute will be referred to binding arbitration to secure an initial contract.
• Commission a Government Accountability Office report on average workplace time-to-contract one year after enactment.

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