Putting American Workers First Act

This bill would change the National Labor Relations Act so that it is an unfair labor practice for an employer to employ, recruit, or hire a worker who is not authorized to work in the United States. It would also make it an unfair labor practice for a labor union to represent such a worker in collective bargaining. Employers and unions would not be in violation if they made a good-faith effort to check a worker's status, which the bill defines as using a federal employment verification system. The bill also states that firing an unauthorized worker cannot be used as evidence that an employer acted against the worker's labor rights or against a union.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Jim Banks Republican sponsor
• 4 cosponsors