Amend NLRA so unions can bargain away FLSA/OSHA “floors” as defaults
Mandate proposes treating national employment laws as negotiable defaults in unionized workplaces so unions could trade overtime triggers etc. for other concessions.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 18 (Labor) — Tailoring National Employment Rules: Congress should amend NLRA to authorize collective bargaining to treat national employment laws and regulations as negotiable defaults rather than non-negotiable floors.
Undo plan
1) Reject making FLSA/OSHA protections waivable via bargaining that could race to the bottom.
2) Keep statutory floors with limited, explicit, worker-protective opt-ups only.
3) Strengthen 10(j) reinstatement tools for retaliation without weakening standards.
4) Codify anti-coercion protections in any flexibility pilots.
5) Verify: injury rates and overtime compliance in any waiver pilots—if created, sunset them.