Safeguarding the Supply Chain Act

This bill, titled "Safeguarding the Supply Chain Act" but actually focused on labor relations, amends the Railway Labor Act to extend its provisions to the maritime industry. It directly affects maritime employers (like shipping companies) and their employees by applying the same labor dispute resolution processes used for railroads, including grievance procedures and mediation. Key mechanisms include creating a National Maritime Adjustment Board (Section 305) to handle disputes over pay, working conditions, and grievances, and transferring pending cases from the National Labor Relations Board to the National Mediation Board (Section 306). The bill does not address supply chain security but instead standardizes labor relations frameworks for maritime workers.