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Kline Statement on NLRB’s Ambush Union Election Proposal
Education & the Workforce Committee 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 [...]
NLRB Expedites Action on Ambush Elections
Education & the Workforce Committee House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced plans to hold a vote November 30 on controversial changes to the rules governing union elections: “This announcement confirms what we’ve suspected all along: the Obama NLRB is determined [...]
House Committee Approves Bill Limiting State Taxation of Business Travelers
Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 1864, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, on a bipartisan vote. The bill sets a minimum threshold for states to subject individuals to their state income tax: presence of at least 30 days in the state. Show More Summary
Simplifying State Taxes for the Mobile Workforce
Bipartisan action in Congress can happen and did occur today as lawmakers in the House Judiciary Committee favorably reported HRRead the Rest...
House Republicans Join Effort to Strike Down NLRB’s Unlawful Poster Regulation
Education & the Workforce Committee Thirty-six House Republicans have filed an amicus brief in support of legal efforts to overturn an unlawful National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regulation. The controversial regulation requires every...Show More Summary
House Committee to Vote Thursday on State Income Tax on Out-of-State Business Travelers
Tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:00 AM, the House Judiciary Committee will vote on H.R. 1864, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act. The bill sets a minimum theshold for states to subject individuals to their state income tax: presence of at least 30 days in the state. Show More Summary
House Committee Approves Bill Curbing Labor Board’s Power
By Alyssa Gerace/seniorhousingnews.com The House Committee on Education and the Workforce recently approved the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094),that helps curb the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and reaffirm protections for both workers and employers. The committee passed the legislation by a vote of 23 to 16. “We can’t wait for Democrats in [...]
DNC Union Favoritism Forcing Furloughs Of Charlotte’s Non-Union Hotel Workers?
In February, when the Democratic National Committee chose Charlotte, North Carolina as the host city for its September 2012 convention, it left the door wide open for the Charlotte-area’s union-free workforce to be discriminated against in favor union workers. Show More Summary
Labor Department Official Evades Question on Jobs Impact of Unwarranted Investigation
Education & the Workforce Committee Today, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing to examine the Obama administration’s regulatory and enforcement agenda under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Republican committee members expressed...Show More Summary
Republicans Continue Fight to Protect Workers and Rein in an Activist NLRB
Education & the Workforce Committee 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 legislationShow More Summary
Ignore the Hype: Federal Student Loans Aren't Profitable for the Government
This week everyone has been talking about student loans. The Obama administration announced some minor changes to the Direct Loan program. Separately, the House Education and Workforce Committee held a hearing to examine the program’s performance since Congress ended the bank-based guaranteed loan program last year. Show More Summary
House panel OK’s bill to limit NLRB
By Tim Devaney/The Washington Times The House Education and the Workforce Committee on Wednesday passed another bill designed to curb the power of the National Labor Relations Board. The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, introduced earlier this month by Rep. Show More Summary
Committee Leaders Defend Workers’ Rights
Education & the Workforce Committee 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. Show More Summary
GOP jobs plan: Rein in ‘rogue’ NLRB
The Daily Caller In the wake of a Senate failure for the president’s jobs bill, Republicans are advancing their own plans in the House of Representatives. On Wednesday the House Education and Workforce Committee approved legislation that would nullify several decisions of the National Labor Relations Board, which GOP lawmakers have argued stifles investment and job creation. [...]
House committee considers Kline bill to slow union elections
By Devin Henry/MinnPost.com he House Education and Workforce Committee is set to consider today Chairman John Kline’s bill quashing a summer National Labor Relations Board ruling allowing for quick union elections. The bill will be the second piece of NLRB legislation the Minnesota Republican’s committee has considered and passed as a part of House Republican’s jobs agenda, [...]
Kline Statement: H.R. 3094, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
Education & the Workforce Committee After failing to muscle through Congress proposals that would weaken critical workforce protections, Big Labor has turned to an NLRB that is all too eager to advance their extreme agenda. At a time when employers are demanding certainty and millions of Americans are searching for work, the board is imposing [...]
GOP takes second crack at labor board
By Kevin Borgardus/The Hill House Republicans are again moving forward with legislation to limit the power of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). On Wednesday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee is scheduled to mark up legislation sponsored by its chairman, Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.). The bill, known as the Workforce Democracy and Fairness [...]
House says NLRB Must be Stopped; Senior Housing Groups Agree
By Alyssa Gerace/seniorhousingnews.com The House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee has countered the National Labor Relation Board’s recent rule with the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, and a legislative hearing for the bill was held on Oct. Show More Summary
Obama Board Restricts Workers’ Right to a Secret Ballot Election
Education & the Workforce Committee 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 [...]
Committee Leaders Investigate NLRB’s Decision to Dismiss Certain Secret Ballot Elections
Education & the Workforce Committee 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...Show More Summary