House Committee on Education and Labor
U.S. House of Representatives
Republicans
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon
Ranking Member
Fiscally responsible reforms for students, workers and retirees.
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- Recent Postings:
- Even with Rising Unemployment Rates, Democrats Continue Pushing Big Labor Agenda
- "Thank the Lord" for Secret Ballots, Unless You are an American Worker
- Latest OLMS Enforcement Info Available
- Card Check = Recession?
- USA Today Criticizes 'Card Check'
- Who Wants to be a Teacher? Survey says...
- What's Really Behind the "Middle Class Squeeze"?
- Paycheck Fairness?
- Energy Costs Hitting Schools Hard
- Video Clip: Food Costs & Energy Policy
- Speaking of student loan interest rates...
- School Choice in the Nation's Capital
- Standing Up for School Choice
- Minimum Wage and Unemployment?
- More Big Labor Paybacks
- Card Check Fallacy Exposed
- More Bad Press for Card Check
- DC School Choice in the Spotlight
- Education (Still) Pays
- March Jobs Report
- New McKeon Interview, Now Online
- Save Reading First!
- Interview with Secretary Spellings
- House to Vote on College Costs
- Wash Times on Teacher Performance Pay
- Wash Post on 'Card Check'
- Ed & Labor Republicans on YouTube
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Even with Rising Unemployment Rates, Democrats Continue Pushing Big Labor Agenda
Posted by: Press Staff (12-05-2008, 02:10 PM)
Information from the Department of Labor today shows the November unemployment rate increased sharply by two-tenths of a point, bringing unemployment to a 14 year high of 6.7 percent. The New York Times reports that 533,000 nonfarm jobs were eliminated last month, "the most in one month since the mid-1970s."
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"Thank the Lord" for Secret Ballots, Unless You are an American Worker
Posted by: Press Staff (11-21-2008, 12:25 PM)
Could it be the House Democrats are actually thankful for the opportunity to vote by secret ballot? That's what the House Democrat Rules Committee Chair Louise M. Slaughter of New York had to say when asked about her votes on the Steering Committee in the Democrat leadership races. Rep. Slaughter was quoted early this week in CQ Today's article titled "Dingell and Waxman Express Confidence as Vote on Chairmanship Nears":
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Latest OLMS Enforcement Info Available
Posted by: Press Staff (10-31-2008, 03:56 PM)
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the latest enforcement figures from the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) last week, and the results were extremely positive for rank-and-file workers. According to a Department press release, "The office's totals for fiscal year 2008 (which ended on Sept. 30, 2008) are 102 convictions and 130 indictments, with restitution of more than $3.2 million."
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Card Check = Recession?
Posted by: Press Staff (10-28-2008, 02:17 PM)
Today's Wall Street Journal opinion page includes an op-ed that every Member of Congress should read. Titled "Labor Unions Prolonged the Depression," the piece chronicles the devastating economic impact of the Depression-era Wagner Act and draws parallels to the deceptively-named Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that is widely expected to be at the top of congressional Democrats' legislative agenda in 2009. The key paragraph:
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USA Today Criticizes 'Card Check'
Posted by: Press Staff (10-16-2008, 06:30 PM)
USA Today made a compelling case in an editorial today against the so-called “Employee Free Choice Act,” a bill that would strip workers of their basic democratic rights in the workplace. As this leading national editorial board highlights, the 'card check' system undermines a core democratic principle -- the individual's right to a private ballot. This special interest power grab has consistently run afoul of public opinion, yet it remains a top priority of organized labor and their Democratic allies in Congress. Might the steady decline in union membership have something to do with the aggressive advancement of this controversial legislation? USA Today writes:
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