U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for November: "The fact that thousands of Americans will have a new job this holiday season offers some comfort, but not nearly enough when coupled with an unemployment rate that is still unacceptably high. More must be done to ring in... Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a key component of the House Republican Plan for America's Job Creators. The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R.3094), introduced by House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN), will rein in the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) activist agenda and set in law protections workers and employers have long enjo... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a hearing entitled, “Keeping College within Reach: Discussing Ways Institutions Can Streamline Costs and Reduce Tuition.” Over the last decade, college costs have risen dramatically. In the past year alone, in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions increased 8.3 percent, ... Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. This commonsense legislation will rein in the activist agenda of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and reaffirm key workforce protections that have been in place for decades. Numerous organizations representing American employers and workers have voiced strong support for th... Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465), commonsense legislation that will strengthen and enhance the workers' compensation program for federal employees. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) applauded passage of H.R. 2465. “Reform of the federal workers' compensation prog... Read more »
On Wednesday, November 30 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Keeping College within Reach: Discussing Ways Institutions Can Streamline Costs and Reduce Tuition.” The hearing will take place in room 2261 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Over the last decade, college costs have risen dr... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement in response to new developments surrounding the National Labor Relations Board ambush election scheme: “The state of dysfunction at the National Labor Relations Board is simply unprecedented. This is no way to govern the labor policies of virtually every private workplace, especially at a time when employer... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced plans to hold a vote November 30 on controversial changes to the rules governing union elections: "This announcement confirms what we’ve suspected all along: the Obama NLRB is determined to impose a flawed rule that will cripple American workers’ fre... Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives held a procedural debate on the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, legislation that will defend employers’ free speech and workers’ free choice. This commonsense bill will restore long-standing workforce protections and prevent the activist National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from imposing sweeping changes on our workplaces. Despite Democrat claims to the c... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), held a hearing entitled “Education Research: Identifying Effective Programs to Support Students and Teachers.” Under the Education Sciences Reform Act, the federal government supports states, school districts, and the private sector in conducting education research. State, local, ... Read more »
