Dear Governor Perdue: On December 19, 2011, the Carolina Journal reported a potential unauthorized release of unemployment numbers gathered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The accusation was based on emails between the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina (ESCNC) and your office. The emails contain BLS statewide unemployment data for the private sector and state and municipal ... Read more »
Dear Secretary Solis: I am informed that Mr. Jack Kuzar, who was leading the internal review of the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) actions related to the 2010 Upper Big Branch disaster, is no longer serving on te internal review team. Mr. Kuzar's appointment to lead the internal review was publicly announced on May 4, 2010, and it has been the public's understanding that he was co... Read more »
Dear Acting General Counsel Solomon: We write to renew and expand our request for documents and communications relating to your complaint against The Boeing Company (Boeing). While the case has been closed, immediate congressional oversight is necessary to settle a number of unresolved issues regarding the theory and disposition of the case. Thousands of jobs in South Carolina and many more acros... Read more »
Last week, the Obama National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sent another signal to America’s job creators that it’s better to do business somewhere else. For nine months, the NLRB accused The Boeing Company of breaking the law when it decided to build airplanes in South Carolina. As punishment, the NLRB tried to force Boeing to shut down the South Carolina plant and move the work to Washington stat... Read more »
THE PROBLEM: The nation's workforce development system, authorized under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, is a confusing maze of programs. A 2011 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report identified 47 separate federal job training programs costing taxpayers $18 billion annually. Most programs overlap and serve the same populations, and only five of these programs have been evaluat... Read more »
THE PROBLEM: Access to effective job training opportunities and employment services is critical to building a more competitive workforce. Unfortunately, the nation’s workforce investment system is failing to meet the needs of today’s workers and employers. Federal requirements have left local workforce investment boards – which are responsible for policy and oversight of area training and employm... Read more »
In recent months, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been working to implement sweeping changes to federal labor policies that will undermine the rights of employers and employees. In an effort to roll back the NLRB’s activist agenda, Republicans are advancing the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094) to restore key protections workers and employers have enjoyed for decades. ... Read more »
In recent months, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been working to implement sweeping changes to federal labor policies that undermine the rights of employers and employees. In an effort to roll back the NLRB’s activist agenda, Republicans are advancing the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094) to restore key protections workers and employers have enjoyed for decades. Unfor... Read more »
Dear Secretary Main: Recently, an investigative report uncovered an incident in which the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) failed to transmit a critical technical support document to the affected mine operator. Unfortunately, this is not the first time such a lapse in communication has occurred. MSHA has acknowledged that a 2003 report addressing methane outbursts at Massey Energy’s U... Read more »
In recent months, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been working to implement sweeping changes to federal labor policies that undermine the rights of employers and employees. In an effort to roll back the NLRB’s activist agenda, Republicans are advancing the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094) to restore key protections workers and employers have enjoyed for decades. Unfor... Read more »
