The SALT Act would amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA) to broaden and tighten how payments, loans, promises, agreements, or arrangements connected to efforts to persuade employees about union organizing are disclosed. The bill requires labor organizations to file detailed reports with the Secretary of Labor if they made payments or arrangements intended to influence employees’ decisions about organizing, including payments to labor relations consultants or other contractors. It also requires recipients of payments from third parties to engage in activities related to organizing or labor disputes to file initial and annual reports detailing the terms of those arrangements and the sources and uses of funds. The act directs the Secretary of Labor to issue implementing regulations within six months. The overall effect is to increase transparency around activities intended to influence organizing and bargaining choices, and to broaden the pool of entities subject to LMRA reporting.
Key Points
- 1Expanded reporting by labor organizations: If a union made in a fiscal year any payment, loan, promise, or arrangement to persuade employees to exercise (or refrain from exercising) organizing rights (and not disclosed to employees), the union must file a detailed report with the Secretary of Labor, including dates, amounts, recipients, the targeted employer and facility, and the circumstances.
- 2Expanded reporting by third-party recipients: Individuals or entities that receive payments or engage in agreements with a labor organization or third party to persuade employees or supply information about labor disputes must file a report within 30 days of entering into the agreement, plus annual reports detailing receipts from labor organizations and disbursements related to such services.
- 3Specific reporting content: Reports must identify the name and address of the business, the terms of the agreement, and provide annual receipts and disbursements categorized as prescribed by the Secretary.
- 4Targeted details: Reports must include the name of the targeted employer and the location of the targeted facility when relevant.
- 5Implementation: The Secretary of Labor must issue regulations within six months of enactment to carry out these amendments.