On the recordJune 21, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. PAYMENT OF HIGHER WAGES. Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) Notwithstanding a labor organization's exclusive representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing in either-- ``(A) section 8(a)(1) or section 8(a)(5), or ``(B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such contract or agreement.''.
