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Sept. 19, 2019
Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump missed an opportunity to nominate a fighter for workers--like a union member--to be Labor Secretary. Instead, the president chose Eugene Scalia, someone who has proven to put corporate interests over worker rights. #SecretaryOfCorporateInterests"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2019
Tweet - "The Senate voted to confirm Robert Destro as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor But Destro has vocally opposed the movement for LGBTQ equality Typical of Trump's admin--they nominated someone whose record is opposed to the job's mission Unreal"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2019
Tweet - "This is ridiculous. We need equal pay now. It's time for @SenateMajLdr McConnell to stop burying it in his legislative graveyard and put paycheck fairness up for a vote."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 1423, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 8, 2019
Tweet - "Great Labor Day Parade. Dancing with DC 37 and their great leader, Henry Garrido."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker United States House of Representatives, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Raskin Leads 217 Members in Supporting Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 4, 2019
Tweet - "The federal minimum wage for tipped restaurant workers is $2.13. Many survive only on Medicaid or Food Stamps. That is unconscionable. House Dems want to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour for everyone. Restaurant workers should not be treated like second class citizens."
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Sept. 3, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Hans Vestberg, CEO of Verizon Communications - Lowey, Engel and Bipartisan Group of Members of Congress from New York and New Jersey Call on Verizon to Reinstate FIOS1 News
Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Sept. 2, 2019
Tweet - "On #LaborDay we celebrate American workers who are the backbone of our country. Earlier this year, I introduced the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act' to reform our broken labor laws & help the very workers we celebrate today."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary, Department of Labor - U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Democratic Colleagues Fight for Nation's Registered Apprenticeship Program
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor - Harris, Feinstein, Colleagues Oppose Labor Department Proposal to Create Duplicative, Lower-Quality Unregistered Apprenticeships
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Adele Gagliardi, Admin. of the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Office of Policy Development and Research - Over 125 House Democrats to DOL: Changes to Apprenticeship System Violate the Law
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Aug. 22, 2019
Tweet - "Today is #BlackWomensEqualPay Day. Black women make 61¢ for every $1 that a white man makes. Black women need and deserve #EqualPay. Period. We must #DemandMore action and take a vote on the House-passed Paycheck Fairness Act in the Senate now."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 20, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Cheryl Stanton, Admin for the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Wage and Hour Division - Castro, Grijalva Call for Department of Labor to Resume Visa Certification Process for Abused Workers and Trafficking Victims
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Aug. 16, 2019
Governor Cuomo Congratulates First Graduates of Northland Workforce Training Center on Buffalo's East Side
Rep. Tim Kennedy, ...
Aug. 16, 2019
Tweet - "This is wrong. Period. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: It's time to put the Equality Act on the floor, and stop this campaign to discriminate against LGBTQ Americans."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Durbin, Duckworth Urge VA Secretary To End Anti-Worker, Anti-Union Negotiation Tactics
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges VA Secretary to End Anti-Worker, Anti-Union Tactics
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 31, 2019
Gillibrand, Bass Introduce Landmark Legislation to Make Bold Reforms to American Infrastructure Investment to Raise Wages and Labor Standards, Train a New Generation of Workers, Put Low-Income Communities First, and Help End Decades of Failed Federal Policies That Have Isolated Communities of Color
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 27, 2019
Congressman Morelle Fights to Secure Equal Pay for United States Women's National Soccer Team
Rep. Joe Morelle
July 26, 2019
Stefanik Introduces Modern Worker Empowerment Act
Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 24, 2019
Women Senators Introduce Bill Requiring Equal Pay, Resources for U.S. National Teams
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 23, 2019
Letter to Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Van Hollen, Cardin Lead Full Democratic Caucus in Urging Social Security Administrator to Respect Employees and Their Unions
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 22, 2019
Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes on Long-Overdue Pay Raise for Up to 33 Million Workers
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
July 19, 2019
Congressman Nadler Applauds Passage of Raise the Wage Act
Rep. Jerry Nadler
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Sept. 19, 2019
Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump missed an opportunity to nominate a fighter for workers--like a union member--to be Labor Secretary. Instead, the president chose Eugene Scalia, someone who has proven to put corporate interests over worker rights. #SecretaryOfCorporateInterests"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2019
Tweet - "The Senate voted to confirm Robert Destro as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor But Destro has vocally opposed the movement for LGBTQ equality Typical of Trump's admin--they nominated someone whose record is opposed to the job's mission Unreal"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 13, 2019
Tweet - "This is ridiculous. We need equal pay now. It's time for @SenateMajLdr McConnell to stop burying it in his legislative graveyard and put paycheck fairness up for a vote."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2019
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup on H.R. 1423, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 8, 2019
Tweet - "Great Labor Day Parade. Dancing with DC 37 and their great leader, Henry Garrido."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker United States House of Representatives, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Raskin Leads 217 Members in Supporting Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 4, 2019
Tweet - "The federal minimum wage for tipped restaurant workers is $2.13. Many survive only on Medicaid or Food Stamps. That is unconscionable. House Dems want to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour for everyone. Restaurant workers should not be treated like second class citizens."
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Sept. 3, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Hans Vestberg, CEO of Verizon Communications - Lowey, Engel and Bipartisan Group of Members of Congress from New York and New Jersey Call on Verizon to Reinstate FIOS1 News
Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Sept. 2, 2019
Tweet - "On #LaborDay we celebrate American workers who are the backbone of our country. Earlier this year, I introduced the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act' to reform our broken labor laws & help the very workers we celebrate today."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 27, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary, Department of Labor - U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Democratic Colleagues Fight for Nation's Registered Apprenticeship Program
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Pizzella, Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor - Harris, Feinstein, Colleagues Oppose Labor Department Proposal to Create Duplicative, Lower-Quality Unregistered Apprenticeships
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 26, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Adele Gagliardi, Admin. of the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Office of Policy Development and Research - Over 125 House Democrats to DOL: Changes to Apprenticeship System Violate the Law
Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Aug. 22, 2019
Tweet - "Today is #BlackWomensEqualPay Day. Black women make 61¢ for every $1 that a white man makes. Black women need and deserve #EqualPay. Period. We must #DemandMore action and take a vote on the House-passed Paycheck Fairness Act in the Senate now."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 20, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Cheryl Stanton, Admin for the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Wage and Hour Division - Castro, Grijalva Call for Department of Labor to Resume Visa Certification Process for Abused Workers and Trafficking Victims
Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Aug. 16, 2019
Governor Cuomo Congratulates First Graduates of Northland Workforce Training Center on Buffalo's East Side
Rep.Tim Kennedy, ...
Aug. 16, 2019
Tweet - "This is wrong. Period. @SenateMajLdr McConnell: It's time to put the Equality Act on the floor, and stop this campaign to discriminate against LGBTQ Americans."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Durbin, Duckworth Urge VA Secretary To End Anti-Worker, Anti-Union Negotiation Tactics
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 31, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges VA Secretary to End Anti-Worker, Anti-Union Tactics
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 31, 2019
Gillibrand, Bass Introduce Landmark Legislation to Make Bold Reforms to American Infrastructure Investment to Raise Wages and Labor Standards, Train a New Generation of Workers, Put Low-Income Communities First, and Help End Decades of Failed Federal Policies That Have Isolated Communities of Color
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 27, 2019
Congressman Morelle Fights to Secure Equal Pay for United States Women's National Soccer Team
Rep.Joe Morelle
July 26, 2019
Stefanik Introduces Modern Worker Empowerment Act
Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 24, 2019
Women Senators Introduce Bill Requiring Equal Pay, Resources for U.S. National Teams
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 23, 2019
Letter to Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Van Hollen, Cardin Lead Full Democratic Caucus in Urging Social Security Administrator to Respect Employees and Their Unions
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 22, 2019
Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes on Long-Overdue Pay Raise for Up to 33 Million Workers
Rep.Adriano Espaillat
July 19, 2019
Congressman Nadler Applauds Passage of Raise the Wage Act
Rep.Jerry Nadler
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