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March 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense - U.S. Senator Tina Smith & Democratic Senate Colleagues Defend Right of Department of Defense Civilian Workers to Engage in Collective Bargaining Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 4, 2020 Duckworth Questions NRC Commissioner about Workforce Culture at NRC Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 3, 2020 Letter to Chairwoman Puchala, the Hon. Kyle Fortson, and the Hon. Gerald Fauth - Congressman Lowenthal, 35 Colleagues, Call On National Mediation Board To Help Low-Paid Airline Caterers In Labor Dispute Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Foster Introduces Legislation to Invest in Our Students and Our Economy Rep. Bill Foster
Feb. 27, 2020 Letter to Hon. Linda Puchala, Chairwoman of the National Mediation Board, Hon. Gerald Fauth and Hon. Kyle Fortson, Board Members of the National Mediation Board - Pocan Fights for Air Wisconsin Flight Attendants' Wages Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Van Hollen, Murray, Democrats Push Departments of Education and Labor to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Federally Sanctioned Discrimination Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture, the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense. the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Jonathan Blyth, Dir. of Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Reps. Axne, Bacon Seek Assistance for New Parents in 2020 Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Today is #AAPIEqualPay Day, which marks the amount of additional time that Asian American & Pacific Islander women must work on average to catch up to what white, non-Hispanic men made in 2019." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Last week I visited Chicago Lighthouse Industries and the newly renovated @UIHealth Customer Care Center, where @ChiLighthouse provides industrial and service job opportunities to veterans and individuals with disabilities." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon - Baldwin, Brown, Sanders Demand Answers From Amazon as Work-Related Injuries Continue to Rise Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "This morning it was great to speak at @CiscoBuildUnion Annual Meeting to discuss the importance of a strong unionized construction market in the Chicago region." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2020 Casten Votes to Strengthen Protections for Workers Rep. Sean Casten
Feb. 4, 2020 Duckworth Meets With UAW Members From Illinois Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "11 years ago this week, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed into law, closing loopholes that allow for gender-based wage discrimination. But we've still got work to do - it's time to pass the #PaycheckFairness Act to help close the pay gap for good." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "After @Amtrak mistakenly charged a group of wheelchair advocates $25k to travel from Chicago to Bloomington-Normal, @SenDuckworth & I met with Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson today to express our disappointment & urge him to improve Amtrak's disability and accessibility policies." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today, the House @WaysMeansCmte held a hearing to discuss the #FAMILYAct--a bill I cosponsor. The #FAMILYAct would help more Illinoisans care for themselves & their families without risking their job or their paycheck. It's time to make #PaidLeave accessible to every American." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020 Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Thank you @SenDuckworth for your leadership on issues facing Americans with disabilities. This is unacceptable. @Amtrak must apologize for their mistake and work to ensure that their trains are fully accessible to all those who wish to ride." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Bipartisan Group of Senators on H-2B Visa Program: Seek Reforms, Not Expansion Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 15, 2020 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon Preston Rutledge, Assistant Secretary of Labor - Rep. Lee, Colleagues to Labor Department: Enforce Mental Health Parity Law Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Jan. 9, 2020 Booker, Merkley, Murkowski, Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Breastfeeding Protections At Work Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, and the Hon. James Clyburn, Majority Whip of the House of Representatives - Golden Leads 75 Members of Congress to Call for Floor Vote on PRO Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 was an important first step in protecting families' economic security, but approximately 40% of today's workforce is not eligible for leave under this outdated legislation. As families change, so should the laws designed to help them." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2019 Durbin, Maloney Introduce Legislation To Expand Family Leave Protections Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Date Title Politician
March 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense - U.S. Senator Tina Smith & Democratic Senate Colleagues Defend Right of Department of Defense Civilian Workers to Engage in Collective Bargaining Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 4, 2020 Duckworth Questions NRC Commissioner about Workforce Culture at NRC Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 3, 2020 Letter to Chairwoman Puchala, the Hon. Kyle Fortson, and the Hon. Gerald Fauth - Congressman Lowenthal, 35 Colleagues, Call On National Mediation Board To Help Low-Paid Airline Caterers In Labor Dispute Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Feb. 28, 2020 Foster Introduces Legislation to Invest in Our Students and Our Economy Rep.Bill Foster
Feb. 27, 2020 Letter to Hon. Linda Puchala, Chairwoman of the National Mediation Board, Hon. Gerald Fauth and Hon. Kyle Fortson, Board Members of the National Mediation Board - Pocan Fights for Air Wisconsin Flight Attendants' Wages Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Feb. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Van Hollen, Murray, Democrats Push Departments of Education and Labor to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Federally Sanctioned Discrimination Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture, the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense. the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Jonathan Blyth, Dir. of Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Reps. Axne, Bacon Seek Assistance for New Parents in 2020 Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Today is #AAPIEqualPay Day, which marks the amount of additional time that Asian American & Pacific Islander women must work on average to catch up to what white, non-Hispanic men made in 2019." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Last week I visited Chicago Lighthouse Industries and the newly renovated @UIHealth Customer Care Center, where @ChiLighthouse provides industrial and service job opportunities to veterans and individuals with disabilities." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon - Baldwin, Brown, Sanders Demand Answers From Amazon as Work-Related Injuries Continue to Rise Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "This morning it was great to speak at @CiscoBuildUnion Annual Meeting to discuss the importance of a strong unionized construction market in the Chicago region." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2020 Casten Votes to Strengthen Protections for Workers Rep.Sean Casten
Feb. 4, 2020 Duckworth Meets With UAW Members From Illinois Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 30, 2020 Tweet - "11 years ago this week, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed into law, closing loopholes that allow for gender-based wage discrimination. But we've still got work to do - it's time to pass the #PaycheckFairness Act to help close the pay gap for good." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "After @Amtrak mistakenly charged a group of wheelchair advocates $25k to travel from Chicago to Bloomington-Normal, @SenDuckworth & I met with Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson today to express our disappointment & urge him to improve Amtrak's disability and accessibility policies." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2020 Tweet - "Today, the House @WaysMeansCmte held a hearing to discuss the #FAMILYAct--a bill I cosponsor. The #FAMILYAct would help more Illinoisans care for themselves & their families without risking their job or their paycheck. It's time to make #PaidLeave accessible to every American." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 27, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020 Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Jan. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Thank you @SenDuckworth for your leadership on issues facing Americans with disabilities. This is unacceptable. @Amtrak must apologize for their mistake and work to ensure that their trains are fully accessible to all those who wish to ride." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Bipartisan Group of Senators on H-2B Visa Program: Seek Reforms, Not Expansion Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 15, 2020 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon Preston Rutledge, Assistant Secretary of Labor - Rep. Lee, Colleagues to Labor Department: Enforce Mental Health Parity Law Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Jan. 9, 2020 Booker, Merkley, Murkowski, Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Breastfeeding Protections At Work Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, and the Hon. James Clyburn, Majority Whip of the House of Representatives - Golden Leads 75 Members of Congress to Call for Floor Vote on PRO Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 was an important first step in protecting families' economic security, but approximately 40% of today's workforce is not eligible for leave under this outdated legislation. As families change, so should the laws designed to help them." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2019 Durbin, Maloney Introduce Legislation To Expand Family Leave Protections Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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