The House yesterday overwhelming passed a bill that would give collective-bargaining rights to police officers, firefighters and other public-safety personnel in the state. The vote was 314-97.
WashingtonWatch estimates the cost of the bill at 12 cents per person. Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee celebrated the House’s action by airing a video about the legislation.
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The House Education and Labor Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing last week on balancing work and family, covering issues such as paid sick leave, family and medical leave, and flexible work schedules. The Democratic side of the committee has now posted video excerpts of the hearing.
Subcommittee Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey of California: “Our country, while great, in many, many ways is stuck in a time warp when it comes to providing workers with help in balancing work and their families, and it lags far behind other countries in this arena.”
Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut:
Plus excerpts from three other witnesses.
Categories: California, Connecticut, Labor, Lynn Woolsey, Rosa DeLauro
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That’s what the AFL-CIO has been doing online and offline all week. One of the labor group’s tactics has been posting video excerpts from speeches by lawmakers who support legislation to make it easier to form unions. Here are the latest Senate floor excerpts:
Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio
Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J.
Patty Murray, D-Wash.
James Webb, D-Va.
Plus more from Democratic Sens. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania; Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer, both of New York; Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota; and Bob Menendez of New Jersey.
Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO also aired an advertisement on the issue and posted the ad to YouTube.
Categories: Virginia, James Webb, New York, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, Labor, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Bob Casey, Amy Klobuchar, Sherrod Brown, Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Charles Schumer
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Rep. George Miller, D-Calif.: “The Employee Free Choice Act is very simple. It’s very simple. When a majority say they want a union, they get a union. … It’s a great tradition of democracy — that the majority gets to say what they want, and they get to say it in the workplace just like they get to say it in the country.”
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill.
Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., touting the Employee Free Choice Act on the Senate floor on the same day of the rally: “This is an idea that has been tried and tested.”
Categories: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Producer's Picks, Labor, Richard Durbin, Edward Kennedy, George Miller
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That’s the AFL-CIO’s message to the Senate in an ad that touts the Employee Free Choice Act, which aims to let workers decide whether to join labor unions.
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