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A new study reveals how some union practices prioritize maintaining their political influence over delivering benefits.
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Dear Chairman Nadler and Ranking Member Collins : The U.S. Chamber of Co mmerce supports H.R. 2438 , the “Not Invisible Act of 2019,”which the Committee is expected to mark up on February 26 . This bill would enhance the abilityof tribal communities and t he federal government to combat human trafficking of NativeAmericans and Alaska Natives.
The National Labor Relations Board today announced that it would issue tomorrow its final joint employer rule.
While the U.S. economy remains strong, tariffs are still harming U.S. manufacturing – with the sector’s output contracting by 1.3% in 2019.
This legislative session, the Virginia State Legislature has taken up numerous pieces of legislation dealing with worker classification, in other words, when a worker should be considered an employee or an independent contractor.
On Thursday, February 6, the house passed
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports Senate Bill 528, the “Uniform Worker Classification Act.”
The U.S. House of Representatives on February 5 passed H.R. 2474, the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
“We are disappointed to see the House approve the PRO Act. This legislation would harm workers, employers, and the economy in multiple ways. It violates workers’ privacy, takes away private ballots in union organizing elections, imposes California’s restrictive independent contractor test that is already costing people their livelihoods, and threatens workers with the loss of a job if they don’t pay union dues," said U.S. Chamber President Suzanne Clark.
House leadership is expected to bring a controversial proposal aimed to rewrite federal labor laws up for a floor vote as early as tonight.
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