SALT Act

This bill tightens reporting rules about efforts to influence workers on whether and how to organize. It requires detailed reports to the Department of Labor when money changes hands for “persuader” activities or for gathering information during labor disputes. Reports must now name any targeted employer and the location of the targeted worksite.

Unions must report payments or agreements made to get employees to persuade their coworkers about organizing, and agreements with consultants or contractors who run these persuasion efforts or gather information in a labor dispute. The report has to list dates, amounts, who was paid, and explain the circumstances and terms, including the targeted employer and facility. People who are paid to get a job at a company in order to persuade that company’s workers, or to supply information about them or the company during a labor dispute, must file a report within 30 days of the agreement and file annual reports of receipts and spending for these services. The Department of Labor must issue regulations to carry this out within six months of enactment.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Unions; consultants and contractors; individuals paid to get hired at a company to persuade workers or gather information; employers named in reports .
• What changes: More detailed reporting to the Department of Labor about payments, agreements, and persuasion efforts, including naming targeted employers and worksites; new 30-day and annual reporting by individuals paid to take jobs for persuasion or information-gathering .
• When: Regulations must be issued within six months after the law takes effect.