Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (remarks as prepared): We are here today for one simple reason: the National Labor Relations Board is wreaking havoc on the nation’s workforce and it must be stopped. In recent months, the NLRB has taken a number of steps that move ... Read more »
On Wednesday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a legislative hearing on the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094). The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In June, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that will ... Read more »
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 September: "While the creation of new private-sector jobs is welcome news, millions of Americans still face an uphill battle in the search for work. Threats of higher taxes, more spending, and new regulatory burdens from Washington... Read more »
Today, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) introduced the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act to help prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from implementing sweeping changes to our workplaces. In recent months, the NLRB has quietly advanced an activist agenda that empowers unions to manipulate the workforce for their own gain while restricting an... Read more »
LIVE Webcast – Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairman Tim Walberg (remarks as prepared): The policies and programs of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration touch upon virtually every private workplace across the country. That is a tremendous responsibility, not only for those of... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing to explore ways to modernize the nation’s job-training system to better meet the needs of employers and workers. In recent years, numerous states have taken steps to reduce the bureaucracy of job training programs and improve the quality of services offered to workers. As part of... Read more »
On Wednesday, October 5 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “Workplace Safety: Ensuring a Responsible Regulatory Environment.” The hearing will take place in room 2261 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for enforcing workplace safety and... Read more »
On Tuesday, October 4 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, “Modernizing the Workforce Investment Act: Developing an Effective Job Training System for Workers and Employers.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WI... Read more »
The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing entitled, “Culture of Union Favoritism: Recent Actions of the National Labor Relations Board.” The hearing centered on a series of controversial decisions issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in late August, as well as the board’s decision to force employers to promote unionizati... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), held a hearing to explore state and local efforts to improve public school accountability. In his opening remarks, Rep. Hunter said, “We can all agree a strong accountability system is vital for effectively monitoring and improving student achievement. However, the current system ... Read more »
