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 »
By Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) When so many of our fellow citizens are looking for work and America is competing against other countries to land businesses, the National Labor Relations Board continues to pursue an activist, politically motivated agenda thwarting economic recovery and continuing to place our companies at a competitive disadvantage worldwide. Virtually everyone is familiar with the mos... 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 »
On October 5, 2011, Chairman John Kline (R-MN) introduced H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, which will protect employer's free speech and worker's free choice. On November 30, 2011, the bill was approved by the House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 235 to 188. Background: On June 22, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking th... Read more »
On Thursday, November 3 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “Examining Regulatory and Enforcement Actions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) affects an estimated 135 million workers and seven mil... Read more »
On Monday, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) spoke with the Wall Street Journal's James Freeman about President Obama’s controversial student loan plan, as well as the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act, bipartisan House-passed legislation that would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from dictating where a private business can an... Read more »
Dear Chairman Pearce: On June 22, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a proposed regulation that could substatntially shorten the time between the filing of the petition for an election and the election and limit the opportunity for a full evidentiary hearing or Board review of contested issues, including the composition of the bargaining unit. At the close of the comment per... Read more »
Yesterday, in a victory for workers and employers, the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted to approve the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094). This important legislation rolls back recent activist actions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that seek to limit employers’ free speech and workers’ free choice. The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act reins in this ... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. This important legislation rolls back the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) activist agenda and restores key protections to workers and employers. Rather than join Republicans in holding the NLRB accountable for its extreme agenda, committee Democrats chose to offer a number... Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094), legislation to help roll back the activist agenda of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and reaffirm important protections for workers and employers. The legislation was passed by the committee by a vote of 23 to 16. “We can’t wait for Democrats in Washington to wake up t... Read more »
