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WASHINGTON – Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) criticized President Biden's union agenda during a hearing titled "Protecting Workers and Small Businesses from Biden's Attack on Worker Free Choice and Economic Growth." Good accused President Biden of favoring unions over workers and job creators, stating that the Biden administration is attempting to micromanage every employer-employee relationship in the country.Good highlighted the role of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which is meant to provide a level playing field...
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The Education and the Workforce Committee has taken a significant step towards supporting job creators by advancing two bills. The bills in question are H.J. Res. 98, which aims to provide congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding the "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status," and H.R. 3400, known as the Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act.Committee Chairwoman, Virginia Foxx, expressed the importance of empowering workers and job creators by removing government barriers and bureaucratic red tape. She...
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Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered a statement at the Committee's markup of several bills aimed at strengthening America's workforce. The bills discussed include the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer rule, and the Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act.Chairwoman Foxx highlighted the importance of addressing the intersection of education and the workforce, stating that the first job out of...
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The Education and the Workforce Committee has made significant progress in advancing two bills aimed at bridging the gap between education and workforce needs. The bills in question are the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act (H.R. 6585) and the A Stronger Workforce for America Act (H.R. 6655). These bills are designed to help students gain the skills necessary for employment and ensure that workers have the opportunity to succeed in the evolving job market.Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), who is leading the Education and the Workforce Committee, expressed her satisfaction with...
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Tomorrow, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled "Protecting Workers and Small Businesses from Biden's Attack on Worker Free Choice and Economic Growth." The hearing is scheduled to take place at 10:15 a.m. and aims to shed light on the Biden administration's radical union agenda.Chairman Good expressed his concerns about this agenda, stating, "The Biden administration’s radical union agenda is a threat to our most fundamental freedoms, including the right to work." He argued that by...
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The “vocational education” of years ago has evolved from wood shop and home economics into a powerful educational reform tool. Some 8.3 million high school students participated in what are now called career and technology education, or CTE, pathways in 2020-2021, up from 7.5 million the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.