The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal legislation, regulations, and congressional activity affecting the workplace.
House Subcommittee to Hold Oversight Hearing on Union Political Activities
The House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), will hold a hearing titled, “Out of Touch: When Union Politics Leave Workers Behind,” on Tuesday, September 15 at 10:15 a.m. ET. You can watch the hearing here.
Teamsters Endorse Republican Senator Roger Marshall (KS) for Re-election
In a press release issued on September 8, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 696 announced its endorsement of Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) for re-election to the U.S. Senate. The release characterizes Marshall as a “Pro-Labor Candidate” and notes his co-sponsorship of pro-labor legislation. Most notably, Marshall is a co-sponsor of the controversial “Faster Labor Contracts Act,” which would impose mandatory binding arbitration to speed up first union contracts, as well as the “Warehouse Worker Protection Act,” which would not only hold employers responsible for injuries that happen outside of the workplace, but would resurrect an ergonomics standard previously invalidated by the Congressional Review Act, among other provisions. Senator Marshall, who is a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), may be next in line to...
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