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U.S. senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch of the Republican Party, both of which represent the State of Idaho, have introduced the Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns (PLUS) Act to update federal law to define a labor slowdown by maritime workers as an unfair labor practice.
Slowdowns occur when workers deliberately reduce productivity while pocketing normal pay and benefits amid negotiations in order to gain leverage over their employers. The act would prevent such acts and redefine slowdowns by maritime workers as unfair labor practice. It would also penalize workers who slow productivity by hitting unions with steep fines that could be twice as much as damages sustained by workers.
