Senate Vote on NLRB Chair Likely After Election A vote on Lauren McFerran to return as chair of the National Labor Relations Board could take place after the election. Holding the vote in November or December frees up swing votes like Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) to vote with less political pressure. Regardless of who wins
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July 2024 Receive IEC Text Alerts Text ‘IECACT’ to 50457 and receive IEC Action Alerts directly on your mobile phone. Committee Approves IEC-Backed Appropriations Riders Under the leadership of IEC PAC-supported Congressman Robert Aderhold (R-AL), the House Committee on Appropriations recently approved riders in its FY25 Labor Health and Human Services bill that would prevent funds
IEC Scores Victory in Chevron Deference Case before the Supreme Court IEC scored an important victory before the U.S. Supreme Court with its 6-3 decision striking down Chevron deference, which requires federal courts to give deference to agencies’ reasonable interpretation of ambiguous statutes. Read More Court Issues Narrow Injunction on FTC Noncompete Ban A judge
May 2024 Congressman Railing Against DOL Acting Secretary to Headline Policy Conference IEC PAC-supported Kevin Kiley, Republican congressman from California, will be on hand to address the attendees of IEC Policy Conference next month. Only a freshman, Kiley was named chair of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and is leading efforts against Acting Secretary Su
April 2024 OSHA Releases Union Walkround Rule On Friday, March 29, OSHA released its final Walkaround rule, which opens the possibility for a union representative to join a Compliance Safety and Health Officer on an inspection of a nonunion job site. IEC opposed the proposed rule in its comment letter and will continue to push back
February 2024 IEC-PAC Supported Foxx Asks for Comment Deadline Extension on Apprenticeship Rule Chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued a request for a 60-day extension to the comment deadline to the Department of Labor’s proposed changes to the Registered Apprenticeship system. In her request, she states the
January 2024 House Passes IEC-Backed Resolution Revoking Joint Employer Rule The House of Representatives recently passed H.J.Res.98, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced by IEC PAC-supported Rep. John James (R-MI), that would rescind the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) latest joint employer rule. The Senate is expected to vote on this resolution in the
December 2023 House Advances IEC-Backed Resolution Revoking Joint Employer Rule The House Committee on Education and the Workforce recently passed H.J.Res.98, a resolution introduced by IEC PAC-supported Rep. John James (R-MI), that would rescind the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) latest joint employer rule. A similar Senate resolution, S.J.Res.49, introduced by IEC PAC-supported Sen. Bill
IEC PAC-supported Members Introduce Resolutions Revoking Harmful Labor Policies Recently, members of Congress supported by IEC PAC introduced resolutions which would revoke rules implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced legislation that invalidates DOL’s rules revising Davis-Bacon while Rep.
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