Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, ON THE LABOR FRONT—The House Takes a bite of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; Does the Senate have the same appetite?, (Jun 25, 2026)

By Michael J. Soltis

The FLCA guarantees there will be a first contract and imposes a maximum time to reach that agreement by establishing a fast track with specific deadlines.

On June 9, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA), a standalone version of a provision of the proposed PRO Act. The bill briefly states its purpose is “to accelerate the time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act” (NLRA). A more appropriate statement might be “to allow arbitrators to impose terms of a first contract under the NLRA if the parties do not reach agreement after three months of bargaining and an additional month of mediation.” Will the Senate take this bite of the PRO Act as well.?

The FLCA purports to be the solution to the fact that negotiating an initial labor contract often takes significant time, sometimes more than a year, and that sometimes the parties never reach agreement.

If enacted, the FLCA would revise the fundamental structure of the NLRA for employers negotiating an initial contract. For a discussion on whether the Senate will approve the House’s action on the FLCA, see Mike Soltis’ latest On the Labor Front article: The House Takes a Bite of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; Does the Senate Have the Same Appetite?

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