Ensuring the Economical and Efficient Administration and Completion of Federal Government Contracts
Headline: Federal Contractors Barred for Permanently Replacing Striking Workers
What it does: Agencies must refuse contracts to employers who permanently replace lawfully striking employees and follow the Labor Secretary's findings for termination or debarment.
- Makes employers who permanently replace strikers ineligible for federal contracts.
- Allows the Labor Secretary to seek contract termination for offending units.
- Requires publication of debarred contractors' names in the Federal Register.
Summary
This order bans the federal government from contracting with employers who permanently replace workers engaged in lawful strikes. It gives the Secretary of Labor authority to investigate complaints, hold hearings, and recommend contract termination or debarment of offending contractors.
The rule affects businesses that sell goods or services to the government, workers who strike, and federal procurement officials. It aims to promote stable labor relationships and protect government efficiency by discouraging permanent replacement of striking employees.
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