From the moment the 111th Congress was gaveled into session, one of the most pressing questions in Washington has been when Democrats would vote to eliminate secret ballot unionizing elections. With top labor bosses demanding card check as political payback for the millions they gave Democrats in the last election, it was only a matter of time until the bill would surface on Democrats’ legislative... Read more »
The bill before us was the first substantive piece of legislation considered by the 111th Congress. In a matter of days, it could be one of the first substantive measures signed into law by the 44th President of the United States. And despite all the promises of openness and bipartisanship, at the end of the day it will have been considered not once, not twice, but three separate times in the Hous... Read more »
Another week, another round of negative editorial coverage of the Democrats’ ill-considered card check scheme, a plan to strip workers of the right to secret ballot unionizing elections. Just today, the Las Vegas Review-Journal includes an editorial decrying the negative economic consequences of Democrats’ anti-worker card check plan. "[I]t's reassuring to see Republicans ready to dig in and make ... Read more »
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the senior Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, today harshly criticized Democrats’ $825 billion stimulus package, arguing that it fails to create jobs and provide necessary tax relief to working families and small businesses. Instead, McKeon noted, the bill is little more than a bloated government spending package cobbled together in the... Read more »
All across America, from rural communities and small towns to large cities and urban centers, an alarm is being sounded about Democrats’ dangerous card check proposal. This anti-worker plan—trampling worker privacy by using a public sign-up process rather than a secret ballot election when workers decide whether to join a particular union—is triggering concern among American employers who worry th... Read more »
Amid continued public outcry, inside-the-beltway Democrats have remained tightlipped about exactly when they plan to strip workers of secret ballot unionizing elections by advancing their anti-worker card check scheme. Luckily for American workers, state legislators from across the nation aren’t willing to stand by while Democrats in Washington and their special interest allies plot to take away w... Read more »
Editorial pages around the country continue to display the widespread national opposition to the deceptively named Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would abolish federally-supervised secret ballot unionizing elections and replace them with a public sign-up process that opens workers to intimidation and coercion. Included among the most recent negative coverage is an op-ed that appeared over t... Read more »
I have had the opportunity to review the proposed rules for the 111th Congress, and I plan to support their adoption. There is one change in particular that I believe will make our Committee more transparent, and that’s the requirement that all amendments considered by this committee will be posted to the majority website along with the outcome of the vote within three days. Previously, only those... Read more »
In addition to adopting Committee rules and subcommittee assignments, we’re also welcoming new members to the panel today. On our side of the aisle, it is my pleasure to introduce five dynamic new members. Representative Brett Guthrie from the 2nd District of Kentucky brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the Committee, from his time as a businessman to his work in the Kentucky State Sena... Read more »
Good evening Chairman Miller, and thank you. It’s a pleasure to be back alongside you, leading this important panel at a time when the issues confronting our education and workforce systems are critical to economic recovery. We have a history of civility and cooperation on this Committee, whether we agree on the issues or not. That’s a track record I’m proud of, and one that I expect we’ll maintai... Read more »
