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Jan. 18, 2022 Tweet - "Too many child care workers are underpaid and undervalued, often earning poverty wages--and Black women and women of color make up about 40% of these workers. Child care workers should be paid a living wage." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 15, 2022 Tweet - "Our country needs more nurses. That's why @SenJeffMerkley and I introduced a bill to support our frontline health care workforce by putting more money in the pockets of people participating in a program that brings nursing professionals to underserved communities." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, and Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Reps. Torres, DeLauro, Price, Aguilar, Sherrill Ask Administration For Additional Protections for Warehouse Workers Rep. Pete Aguilar, ...
Jan. 14, 2022 At Sen. Kelly's Urging, Biden Administration Takes Steps to Address Workforce Shortages in Trucking Industry Sen. Mark Kelly
Jan. 14, 2022 Sanders and Colleagues Demand Major Wall Street Firm Back Striking Alabama Miners Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 13, 2022 Lucas Applauds Supreme Court Decision Blocking Biden's Vaccine Mandate on Private Businesses Rep. Frank Lucas
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Robert Rich, Chairman of Rich Products Corporation - Brown, Colleagues Send Letter in Support of Majority Hispanic Striking Bakery Workers Sen. Cory Booker, ...
Jan. 13, 2022 Balderson Issues Statement Applauding Supreme Court Decision to Block OSHA Vaccine Mandate Rep. William Balderson
Jan. 13, 2022 Reps Houlahan, Meijer Introduce Legislation to Strengthen National Security, Reduce Overreliance on Foreign Pharmaceuticals Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Tweet - "Americans are fed up with Joe Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandates. I joined @SenTedCruz, @RepChipRoy, @RepMikeJohnson & our colleagues in an amicus brief this week to fight for the rights of federal workers & contractors." Sen. Rick Scott
Jan. 10, 2022 Tweet - "No one should have to choose between taking time off to recover from an incredibly infectious disease like COVID-19 or losing a paycheck. A national paid sick leave policy is necessary--and it's more urgent now than ever." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2022 Tweet - "#BuildBackBetter is a fully paid for plan that will help lower families' costs and create good-paying job opportunities. I am determined to get it passed." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2022 Tweet - "Our nation has long had a child care crisis--but I have a plan to help fix it. That means lowering costs and increasing options for parents, raising wages for child care workers, and supporting providers." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 7, 2022 Hoyer Statement on the December Jobs Report Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 7, 2022 Kaptur Statement on Strong U.S. Employment Figures Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Jan. 7, 2022 Tweet - "This month's jobs report, with a new pandemic-low unemployment rate and over 199,000 jobs added, is proof @POTUS is setting our economy back on track. Still, working families need our help. We ought to pass #BuildBackBetter and build on our progress." Rep. Jim Clyburn
Jan. 4, 2022 Tweet - "Workers across the country have made clear that they've had enough of low, unfair wages causing them to just barely scrape by. *All* workers deserve a livable wage--that's why we need to raise the federal minimum wage. #RaiseTheWage" Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 4, 2022 Tweet - "Rebuilding our semiconductor manufacturing capacity would create high-paying American jobs, ease strains on the supply chain, and help America stay a leader on tech. The Senate got my bipartisan bill passed: now it's up to the House." Sen. Mark Warner
Jan. 4, 2022 Tweet - "I came to Washington to help folks like my mom, who I watched struggle to make ends meet for our family. In 2022, I'm continuing to fight for what all families deserve: a strong job growth, better education systems & safer neighborhoods." Sen. Rick Scott
Jan. 4, 2022 Tweet - "Here is our new year's resolution. Like the thousands of workers who stood up and fought courageously in 2021, we will do the same. No one individual is going to save us. We must rise up together." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 3, 2022 Tweet - "My child care plan will help working families by: lowering their cost for child care ensuring child care is available in every community helping providers stay open raising wages for child care workers" Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 30, 2021 Tweet - "Building back fairer and stronger from this pandemic means creating good-paying job opportunities. The American Rescue Plan helped keep businesses open and jobs intact--and the bipartisan infrastructure law will create new job opportunities across Washington state." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 29, 2021 Tweet - "Over five million jobs have been created during President Biden's first year. That's more than any other presidency in American history at a similar point in time." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Dec. 23, 2021 Tweet - "The alarming reports we've already heard fit a larger pattern: Amazon putting corporate profits above the health and safety of workers. It's unacceptable, and we need answers." Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Dec. 22, 2021 Boyle & PA Delegation Call Upon President Biden to Extend Student Loan Repayment Period Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, ...
Dec. 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, and the Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission - Cardin, Van Hollen Urge FTC and DOJ to Protect Workers' Rights By Limiting Non-Compete Agreements Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 21, 2021 Alaska Delegation Welcomes Additional H-2B Visas Sen. Dan Sullivan, ...
Dec. 21, 2021 Tweet - "Congress needs to make quality, affordable child care a priority. Like @CAPEarlyEd 's report says, my plan will finally do that by lowering costs for families, paying child care workers what they deserve, and making child care accessible in every community." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2021 Tweet - "Yesterday, @USDOL & @DHSgov announced 20,000 extra H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas -- something I've been advocating for to help support our seafood industry in VA. This will be a tremendous benefit to small, family-owned businesses that need temporary help." Sen. Mark Warner
Dec. 20, 2021 Murphy, Young, Senate Colleagues Urge FTC and DOJ to Limit Non-Compete Agreements Sen. Chris Murphy
Dec. 20, 2021 Statement from U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on Additional Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Sen. Mark Warner
Dec. 20, 2021 Letter to Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon and Jeffrey Bezos, Executive Chair of Amazon - Brown Demands Answers From Amazon on Labor Practices, Asks Department of Labor to Investigate Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
Dec. 17, 2021 Senators Markey, Warren and Reps. McGovern, Trahan Statement on Tentative Agreement Between St. Vincent Nurses and Tenet Healthcare Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 16, 2021 Tweet - "More than 2.5 million women left the workforce during the first year of the pandemic due to bad working conditions. When we #BuildBackBetter, it must include women coming back to work with better working conditions and child care options." Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Dec. 16, 2021 Tweet - "Every worker deserves a union. Pass it on." Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Dec. 16, 2021 Letter to Hon. Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, Hon. Lina M. Khan, Chair Federal Trade Commission, Hon. Rebecca Slaughter, Hon. Noah Phillips, and Hon. Christine S. Wilson, Commissioners Federal Trade Commission, Murphy, Young, Senate Colleagues Urge FTC and DOJ to Limit Non-Compete Agreements Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 14, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Meet With Illinois AFL-CIO Leaders On Infrastructure Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2021 Tweet - "Wisconsin's economy is bouncing back and moving forward. But there is more we can do to break down barriers for workers and create good paying jobs that respect and reward hard work." Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Dec. 13, 2021 Tweet - "To build back an economy that truly works for everyone, we can't leave anyone behind--& that absolutely includes workers with disabilities. In #BuildBackBetter, we're working to phase out discriminatory subminimum wage practices & ensure workers with disabilities are paid fairly." Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 13, 2021 Stefanik, Foxx Introduce the Employer-Directed Skills Act Rep. Elise Stefanik
Dec. 11, 2021 Tweet - "Here's what the infrastructure bill we passed means for New York and this country: Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. More local jobs. More good-paying jobs. More union jobs. Watch me and @BradLander in our virtual town hall:" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2021 Tweet - "To fight inflation and lower costs, the best thing to do is pass Build Back Better--and it's just what we're working to do While GOP tries to undo measures that fight COVID and help families: We're focused on raising wages, lowering costs, and creating jobs with #BuildBackBetter" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2021 Tweet - "ICYMI: jobless claims yesterday were the lowest they've been in 52 years! Democratic economic policies create jobs and get people back to work. Let's keep going." Sen. Mark Warner
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "Congratulations to @SBWorkersUnited on their groundbreaking effort in solidarity and proving Buffalo is and always will be a union town. Next up: fair contract!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "New York is a union town. And I still stand with UAW Local 2110 Columbia grad student workers @SW_Columbia fighting for better pay, benefits, and working conditions. The Columbia University administration must quickly forge a fair contract for its hard-working grad workers." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "The number of Americans filing for unemployment last week was the smallest since 1969. The American Rescue Plan we passed is driving the strongest jobs recovery in modern history." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "We've added nearly six million jobs this year. That's the most jobs of any president's first year in history." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "I believed in you from day one, @SBWorkersUnited . A truly momentous day for the WNY labor community." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2021 Thompson, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Disaster Retirement Savings Act Rep. Mike Thompson
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "We're the only developed nation without national paid family & medical leave standards for all families We're 1 of only 7 countries in the world to not guarantee paid leave for new moms I'm working hard for national, comprehensive paid family & medical leave in #BuildBackBetter" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
Jan. 18, 2022 Tweet - "Too many child care workers are underpaid and undervalued, often earning poverty wages--and Black women and women of color make up about 40% of these workers. Child care workers should be paid a living wage." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 15, 2022 Tweet - "Our country needs more nurses. That's why @SenJeffMerkley and I introduced a bill to support our frontline health care workforce by putting more money in the pockets of people participating in a program that brings nursing professionals to underserved communities." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor, and Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Reps. Torres, DeLauro, Price, Aguilar, Sherrill Ask Administration For Additional Protections for Warehouse Workers Rep.Pete Aguilar, ...
Jan. 14, 2022 At Sen. Kelly's Urging, Biden Administration Takes Steps to Address Workforce Shortages in Trucking Industry Sen.Mark Kelly
Jan. 14, 2022 Sanders and Colleagues Demand Major Wall Street Firm Back Striking Alabama Miners Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 13, 2022 Lucas Applauds Supreme Court Decision Blocking Biden's Vaccine Mandate on Private Businesses Rep.Frank Lucas
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Robert Rich, Chairman of Rich Products Corporation - Brown, Colleagues Send Letter in Support of Majority Hispanic Striking Bakery Workers Sen.Cory Booker, ...
Jan. 13, 2022 Balderson Issues Statement Applauding Supreme Court Decision to Block OSHA Vaccine Mandate Rep.William Balderson
Jan. 13, 2022 Reps Houlahan, Meijer Introduce Legislation to Strengthen National Security, Reduce Overreliance on Foreign Pharmaceuticals Rep.Chrissy Houlahan, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Tweet - "Americans are fed up with Joe Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandates. I joined @SenTedCruz, @RepChipRoy, @RepMikeJohnson & our colleagues in an amicus brief this week to fight for the rights of federal workers & contractors." Sen.Rick Scott
Jan. 10, 2022 Tweet - "No one should have to choose between taking time off to recover from an incredibly infectious disease like COVID-19 or losing a paycheck. A national paid sick leave policy is necessary--and it's more urgent now than ever." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2022 Tweet - "#BuildBackBetter is a fully paid for plan that will help lower families' costs and create good-paying job opportunities. I am determined to get it passed." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 8, 2022 Tweet - "Our nation has long had a child care crisis--but I have a plan to help fix it. That means lowering costs and increasing options for parents, raising wages for child care workers, and supporting providers." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 7, 2022 Hoyer Statement on the December Jobs Report Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 7, 2022 Kaptur Statement on Strong U.S. Employment Figures Rep.Marcy Kaptur
Jan. 7, 2022 Tweet - "This month's jobs report, with a new pandemic-low unemployment rate and over 199,000 jobs added, is proof @POTUS is setting our economy back on track. Still, working families need our help. We ought to pass #BuildBackBetter and build on our progress." Rep.Jim Clyburn
Jan. 4, 2022 Tweet - "Workers across the country have made clear that they've had enough of low, unfair wages causing them to just barely scrape by. *All* workers deserve a livable wage--that's why we need to raise the federal minimum wage. #RaiseTheWage" Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 4, 2022 Tweet - "Rebuilding our semiconductor manufacturing capacity would create high-paying American jobs, ease strains on the supply chain, and help America stay a leader on tech. The Senate got my bipartisan bill passed: now it's up to the House." Sen.Mark Warner
Jan. 4, 2022 Tweet - "I came to Washington to help folks like my mom, who I watched struggle to make ends meet for our family. In 2022, I'm continuing to fight for what all families deserve: a strong job growth, better education systems & safer neighborhoods." Sen.Rick Scott
Jan. 4, 2022 Tweet - "Here is our new year's resolution. Like the thousands of workers who stood up and fought courageously in 2021, we will do the same. No one individual is going to save us. We must rise up together." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 3, 2022 Tweet - "My child care plan will help working families by: lowering their cost for child care ensuring child care is available in every community helping providers stay open raising wages for child care workers" Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 30, 2021 Tweet - "Building back fairer and stronger from this pandemic means creating good-paying job opportunities. The American Rescue Plan helped keep businesses open and jobs intact--and the bipartisan infrastructure law will create new job opportunities across Washington state." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 29, 2021 Tweet - "Over five million jobs have been created during President Biden's first year. That's more than any other presidency in American history at a similar point in time." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Dec. 23, 2021 Tweet - "The alarming reports we've already heard fit a larger pattern: Amazon putting corporate profits above the health and safety of workers. It's unacceptable, and we need answers." Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Dec. 22, 2021 Boyle & PA Delegation Call Upon President Biden to Extend Student Loan Repayment Period Rep.Chrissy Houlahan, ...
Dec. 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, and the Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission - Cardin, Van Hollen Urge FTC and DOJ to Protect Workers' Rights By Limiting Non-Compete Agreements Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 21, 2021 Alaska Delegation Welcomes Additional H-2B Visas Sen.Dan Sullivan, ...
Dec. 21, 2021 Tweet - "Congress needs to make quality, affordable child care a priority. Like @CAPEarlyEd 's report says, my plan will finally do that by lowering costs for families, paying child care workers what they deserve, and making child care accessible in every community." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 21, 2021 Tweet - "Yesterday, @USDOL & @DHSgov announced 20,000 extra H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas -- something I've been advocating for to help support our seafood industry in VA. This will be a tremendous benefit to small, family-owned businesses that need temporary help." Sen.Mark Warner
Dec. 20, 2021 Murphy, Young, Senate Colleagues Urge FTC and DOJ to Limit Non-Compete Agreements Sen.Chris Murphy
Dec. 20, 2021 Statement from U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on Additional Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Sen.Mark Warner
Dec. 20, 2021 Letter to Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon and Jeffrey Bezos, Executive Chair of Amazon - Brown Demands Answers From Amazon on Labor Practices, Asks Department of Labor to Investigate Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
Dec. 17, 2021 Senators Markey, Warren and Reps. McGovern, Trahan Statement on Tentative Agreement Between St. Vincent Nurses and Tenet Healthcare Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Dec. 16, 2021 Tweet - "More than 2.5 million women left the workforce during the first year of the pandemic due to bad working conditions. When we #BuildBackBetter, it must include women coming back to work with better working conditions and child care options." Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Dec. 16, 2021 Tweet - "Every worker deserves a union. Pass it on." Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Dec. 16, 2021 Letter to Hon. Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, Hon. Lina M. Khan, Chair Federal Trade Commission, Hon. Rebecca Slaughter, Hon. Noah Phillips, and Hon. Christine S. Wilson, Commissioners Federal Trade Commission, Murphy, Young, Senate Colleagues Urge FTC and DOJ to Limit Non-Compete Agreements Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 14, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Meet With Illinois AFL-CIO Leaders On Infrastructure Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2021 Tweet - "Wisconsin's economy is bouncing back and moving forward. But there is more we can do to break down barriers for workers and create good paying jobs that respect and reward hard work." Sen.Tammy Baldwin
Dec. 13, 2021 Tweet - "To build back an economy that truly works for everyone, we can't leave anyone behind--& that absolutely includes workers with disabilities. In #BuildBackBetter, we're working to phase out discriminatory subminimum wage practices & ensure workers with disabilities are paid fairly." Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 13, 2021 Stefanik, Foxx Introduce the Employer-Directed Skills Act Rep.Elise Stefanik
Dec. 11, 2021 Tweet - "Here's what the infrastructure bill we passed means for New York and this country: Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. More local jobs. More good-paying jobs. More union jobs. Watch me and @BradLander in our virtual town hall:" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2021 Tweet - "To fight inflation and lower costs, the best thing to do is pass Build Back Better--and it's just what we're working to do While GOP tries to undo measures that fight COVID and help families: We're focused on raising wages, lowering costs, and creating jobs with #BuildBackBetter" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2021 Tweet - "ICYMI: jobless claims yesterday were the lowest they've been in 52 years! Democratic economic policies create jobs and get people back to work. Let's keep going." Sen.Mark Warner
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "Congratulations to @SBWorkersUnited on their groundbreaking effort in solidarity and proving Buffalo is and always will be a union town. Next up: fair contract!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "New York is a union town. And I still stand with UAW Local 2110 Columbia grad student workers @SW_Columbia fighting for better pay, benefits, and working conditions. The Columbia University administration must quickly forge a fair contract for its hard-working grad workers." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "The number of Americans filing for unemployment last week was the smallest since 1969. The American Rescue Plan we passed is driving the strongest jobs recovery in modern history." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "We've added nearly six million jobs this year. That's the most jobs of any president's first year in history." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "I believed in you from day one, @SBWorkersUnited . A truly momentous day for the WNY labor community." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2021 Thompson, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Disaster Retirement Savings Act Rep.Mike Thompson
Dec. 9, 2021 Tweet - "We're the only developed nation without national paid family & medical leave standards for all families We're 1 of only 7 countries in the world to not guarantee paid leave for new moms I'm working hard for national, comprehensive paid family & medical leave in #BuildBackBetter" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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