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JAYAPAL, POCAN URGE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT WORKERS PUNISHED FOR PANDEMIC-RELATED ORGANIZING ACTIVITY

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) are demanding relief for frontline workers facing retaliation for organizing for safer working conditions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  In a letter signed by…
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JAYAPAL APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROTECT OLDER WORKERS AGAINST AGE DISCRIMINATION

[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, applauded the House passage of H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. This bipartisan…
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JAYAPAL VOTES TO ADVANCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN & EXPAND PROTECTIONS FOR PREGNANT WORKERS

The bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would guarantee pregnant workers have an affirmative right to reasonable work accommodations [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional…
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HOUSE EDUCATION & LABOR COMMITTEE ADVANCES JAYAPAL AMENDMENT TO HOUSE DRUG PRICING REFORM BILL

Washington, DC — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement after the Committee advanced her amendment to expand protections for consumers from drug price spikes. The amendment—introduced during a…
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