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On the recordApril 25, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To prohibit employees of the United States Postal Service from engaging in collective bargaining) At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. 107. PROHIBITION ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. (a) In General.--Section 1206 of title 39 is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 1206. Prohibition on collective-bargaining agreements ``The Postal Service may not enter into a collective- bargaining agreement with any labor organization.''. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 12 of title 39, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 1202-- (A) in the section heading, by striking ``Bargaining units'' and inserting ``Employee organizations''; (B) by striking the first sentence; and (C) by striking ``The National Labor Relations Board shall not include in any bargaining unit--'' and inserting ``An organization of employees of the United States Postal Service shall not include--''; (2) in section 1203, by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e); (3) in section 1204(a), by striking ``shall be conducted under the supervision of the National Labor Relations Board, or persons designated by it, and''; (4) in section 1205(a), by striking ``not subject to collective-bargaining agreements''; (5) by striking sections 1207, 1208, and 1209; and (6) in the table of sections-- (A) by striking the item rela…
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