# Union Auto Workers Job Protection Act

When the federal government buys vehicles—whether for the military, postal service, or other agencies—this bill requires companies bidding for those contracts to disclose detailed information about where and how those vehicles will be made. Specifically, companies must tell the government the exact location of every factory involved in assembling the vehicles, what work happens at each factory, and how much workers are paid there. They also have to report the number of temporary workers at each plant and disclose any labor law violations or workplace safety violations the company has had.

The bill's main practical effect is that it prevents companies from quietly moving vehicle assembly work to different factories after winning a government contract. If a company wants to switch where it makes the vehicles, it has to get written permission from the government agency first and provide the same detailed information about the new factory. On the same day the company requests permission to move the work, it must notify any labor unions that would be affected by the change. This gives unions advance notice and a chance to weigh in before jobs potentially move to a different location.

The bill essentially creates transparency and accountability in how federal vehicle purchases are made. It allows the government and labor organizations to see where taxpayer money is actually going and whether it's supporting well-paying jobs with good safety records or moving work to facilities with lower wages or more violations. For workers and unions, it provides a mechanism to know about and potentially challenge decisions to relocate manufacturing work. For companies, it means they can't use government contracts as a way to shift jobs around without disclosure and scrutiny.

Union Auto Workers Job Protection Act

Union Auto Workers Job Protection Act This bill requires that any bid for a contract relating to the assembly of a vehicle include information about each motor vehicle plant where the vehicles are to be assembled, including <ul> <li>the mailing address of each motor vehicle plant;</li> <li>the average, minimum, and maximum hourly wage of hourly employees at each plant; </li> <li>the number of temporary nonpermanent employees at each plant; and</li> <li>disclosures of any National Labor Relations Act violations or Occupational Safety and Health Administration violations by such employer at each plant.</li> </ul> <ul> </ul> <ul> </ul>