Good morning, and welcome to today’s subcommittee hearing. I’d like to thank our witnesses for joining us today. We appreciate the opportunity to hear your perspective on the Department of Education’s implementation of the Direct Loan program. Nineteen months ago, the Democrat-controlled Congress approved a federal takeover of the student loan industry to help pay for the president’s health care l... Read more »
On Wednesday, October 26 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 markup of the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In June, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a proposal that will significantly alter the rules gover... Read more »
On Tuesday, October 25 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, “Government-Run Student Loans: Ensuring the Direct Loan Program is Accountable to Students and Taxpayers.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In early 2010, the Democrat-led Congress approv... Read more »
A worker’s right to a secret ballot union election is once again under attack from President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In its recent Lamons Gasket decision, the NLRB reversed a 2007 holding that provided workers 45 days to request a secret ballot election if their employer decided to voluntarily recognize union representation. Workers may now have to wait up to four years to c... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) have asked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to remit documents and information concerning its recent decision to restrict workers’ right to a secret ballot union election. In particular, the committee leaders seek information regarding el... Read more »
The Honorable Mark G. Pearce Chairman National Labor Relations Board 1099 14th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20570 Dear Chairman Pearce: In its 2007 Dana Corp. decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) provided workers and rival unions 45-days in which to demand a secret-ballot election when their employer voluntarily recognized a union. According to the most recent statistics, the NLRB... Read more »
The House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), today held a hearing entitled, “Regulations, Costs, and Uncertainty in Employer Provided Health Care.” The hearing examined health care changes affecting workers and employers, including rising costs and regulations. “The idea of the federal government intervening in the relationship between a... Read more »
It was stated time and again: “If you like your current [health care] plan, you will be able to keep it. Let me repeat that. If you like your plan, you will be able to keep it.” Those remarks were delivered by President Obama and similar sentiments were expressed during the many months of Congress’ effort to reform health care. The promise was made to a public concerned about the changes a governm... Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce examined new legislation that will roll back the National Labor Relations Board's activist agenda. Witness testimony confirmed the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094) will protect workers and employers while removing regulatory hurdles to job creation. Outside the committee's hearing room, members discussed the importance of th... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to examine H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. This important legislation rolls back recent actions by the National Labor Relations Board that undermine the rights of workers and employers. “We are here today for one simple reason: the National Labor Relations Board is wreak... Read more »
