On Thursday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled, "The Pressures of Rising Costs on Employer Provided Health Care.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In 2009, 59 percent of workers under age 65 received health care through an employer-pro... Read more »
On December 22, 2010, you, along with Members Becker and Pearce, and Hayes dissenting, published a notice and invitation to file briefs on Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Mobile and United Steelworkers, District 9, Case 15-RC-8773. In Specialty, the United Steelworkers petitioned for an election of certified nursing assistants (CNA) at a nursing home, the employer objected arguin... Read more »
Dear Assistant Secretary Main: Thank you for your recent testimony before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Our members recognize the importance of improving mine safety; accordingly, we made this topic the focus of one of the earliest oversight hearings undertaken by the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the 112th Congress. As this Congress proceeds, I look forward to continuin... Read more »
On Wednesday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, "The Budget and Policy Proposals of the U.S. Department of Education."The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The administration has proposed a $94.3 billion budget for the Department of Education for Fi... Read more »
Dear Chairman Liebman: The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects employees’ “right[s] to self-organize, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection” and “right[s] to refrain from any or all of such act... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement upon the release of the Department of Labor’s employment report for February 2011: “While the creation of 192,000 new jobs in February is encouraging, we still must do more to promote economic growth and stability. “For too long, leaders in Washington have allowed government spending to spira... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), and Subcommittee on Health, Labor, Employment, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) today released a letter sent to leaders of the National Labor Relations Board in response to their concerns about the House Republican budget plan that would reduce government spending by more than $100 billion. “The American people... Read more »
The U.S. House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing today to examine recent regulatory and policy changes aimed at improving mine safety. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Secretary Joseph Main testified as the sole hearing witness. During the hearing, Committee Members expressed concerns about a March 25, 2010 report released by MSHA’s accoun... Read more »
Good morning and welcome to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. During today’s hearing, we will take a close look at some recent regulatory and enforcement actions of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. I wish to thank Secretary Main for the time he has taken to be with us today. Mine safety is a shared goal that continues to develop and improve. In 1969, the Coal Mine Safety and Hea... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the federal government through March 18, 2011: “Instituting a responsible budget is the first step toward putting our nation back on the path to prosperity. For too long, leaders in Washington h... Read more »
