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Feb. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Tip Proposal Would Steal Billions from Workers
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 6, 2018
Hearing of the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on Exploring the 'Gig Economy' and the Future of Retirement Savings
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 6, 2018
Hearing of the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on Exploring the "Gig Economy' and the Future of Retirement Savings
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 6, 2018
Tweet - "The US is one of two countries in the world that doesn't offer paid maternity leave and one of the few industrialized nations that doesn't offer paid parental or family leave." @SenDuckworth on the need to pass the Child Care for Working Families Act :"
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Withdraw Harmful Proposed Tip Rule
Rep. Adam Smith, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Tweet - "FMLA was a good first step, but it certainly wasn't the last one--because no one should be forced to choose between a paycheck and caring for themselves or a loved one. #FMLA25"
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 5, 2018
Tweet - "It's clear why the Department of Labor covered up evidence on the impacts of their proposed rule change, allowing employers to steal workers' tips. Now that people know workers could lose billions in tips, they're rightfully outraged."
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. William Emanuel, Member of the national Labor Relations Board - Explain Conflicts of Interest on Decision to Weaken Workers' Rights, Shield Corporations from Responsibility
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 4, 2018
Tweet - "Workers who depend on tips to make a living are more likely to be sexually harassed or assaulted. And now the Trump Administration wants to make it easier for employers to steal their tips--and hid evidence proving it"
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 3, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration covered up evidence proving their proposed tipped wage rule change would allow employers to steal potentially billions from workers. It's clear their priority is padding the pockets of corporations--not helping working families."
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 1, 2018
Murray: "This Botched Cover-Up of Evidence Proving President Trump's Policies Help Businesses Steal Billions From Workers Shows Exactly What President Trump Truly Cares About"
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 1, 2018
Tweet - "Not only does the Trump Administration want to allow employers to steal workers tips, new reports show they knew it was bad for workers and hid the evidence."
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 1, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration covered up evidence proving their proposed tipped wage rule change would allow employers to steal potentially billions from workers. It's clear their priority is padding the pockets of corporations--not helping working families."
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 31, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration is Abandoning its Core Mission by Rejecting Safety Recommendations to Protect Vulnerable Meat and Poultry Plant Workers
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Jan. 30, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, the Honorable R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, and the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Insight into How Departments are Working to Prevent Harassment
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Jan. 30, 2018
Tweet - "What President wont mention in the #SOTU: - He made it easier for corporations to put workers' lives & safety at risk - He stripped millions of workers' overtime pay - He wants to allow employers to steal workers' tips"
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 26, 2018
Tweet - "It's on all of us to work together to ensure that women--and all workers--can do their jobs free from harassment and sexual assault."
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 24, 2018
Tweet - "Would you be angry if someone took the tip you left your server and gave it to someone else? New proposal from President Trump's Dept. of Labor would do just that."
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 24, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump wants to make it harder for your server to hold onto their hard-earned tips."
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 24, 2018
Tweet - "More companies are doing the right thing and offering paid family leave--but this often varies for hourly and salaried workers. We must support all workers and all families."
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 24, 2018
Tweet - "We're making progress across the country as more companies offer paid family leave, but we are still the only industrialized country that doesn't guarantee it."
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 23, 2018
Tweet - "Unions have a long history of fighting for better wages and better workplaces. One graph here really tells the story."
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 18, 2018
Tweet - "Washington state is leading the way to ensure all of the hardworking women across this country are getting paid what they've earned."
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 18, 2018
Tweet - "Every woman working to support her family or herself should be paid the same as her male coworkers for the same work."
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "Since Trump's inauguration, the agency overseeing workplace health and safety has lost 40 inspectors. They haven't replaced a single one. This is absolutely reckless. It is unacceptable to undermine worker safety like this."
Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 12, 2017
Tweet - "Many workers rely on hard-earned tips to support their families, but the Trump Administration wants to allow employers to pocket tips themselves."
Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 11, 2017
Letter to Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - 46 Democrats Urge Administration to Extend New Tip-Pooling Regulations Comment Period
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 7, 2017
Scott, Murray, Casey Unveil New Report Showing Need to Protect Meat & Poultry Workers
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 5, 2017
Tweet - "After more than a year on the campaign trail of telling workers he would put them first, the Trump Administration has done the exact opposite--and prioritized corporations' profits over their employees."
Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 5, 2017
Tweet - "President Trump's nominee to lead @OSHA_DOL, Scott Mugno spent his career fighting against new OSHA safety rules--and led efforts to undermine OSHA's enforcement abilities."
Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 4, 2017
Tweet - "Workers in the restaurant industries rely on hard-earned tips to pay their bills--yet the Trump Administration is rolling back protections & allowing employers to steal money from their employees."
Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 4, 2017
Tweet - "IInstead of keeping his promises to put workers first, President Trump wants to allow employers to steal tips from their workers."
Sen. Patty Murray
Dec. 4, 2017
Murray: President Trump's Promises to Workers "Ring Hollow," as Administration Rolls Back Protections for Tipped Workers
Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 30, 2017
Brown, Murray, Scott, Takano Introduce Bill to Expand Overtime Pay for Millions of Workers
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 16, 2017
Fighting Back Against Trump Administration's Efforts to Undermine Workers' Rights, Murray, Brown Introduce WAGE Act to Strengthen Worker Protections
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. William Emanuel, Member of the National Labor Relations Board - Warren Leads Senate Colleagues in Calling on NLRB Member to Disclose All Potential Conflicts of Interest
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 2, 2017
Tweet - "By 2022 Latinas are projected to make up 17.3% of the female labor force. We need #LatinaEqualPay now."
Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 2, 2017
Tweet - "At every education level, Latinas experience a wage gap. https://www.bustle.com/p/what-is-latina-equal-pay-day-the-date-marks-how-long-it-took-latina-women-to-make-as-much-money-as-white-men-did-in-2016-3200692 #LatinaEqualPay"
Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 2, 2017
Letter to Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Feinstein, Colleagues Urge Sessions to Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination
Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Nov. 1, 2017
Tweet - "Yet @POTUS's nominee to lead EXIM voted repeatedly to shut it down. Putting Garrett in charge pulls rug out from under WA jobs. #SupportEXIM"
Sen. Patty Murray
Oct. 31, 2017
Murray Statement on OSHA Nominee: "I Look Forward To Hearing How He Plans Up To Stand Up For Workers"
Sen. Patty Murray
Oct. 30, 2017
Murray: Department of Labor Needs to Defend and Implement Updated Overtime Rule: It's "The Right Direction For Families and Our Economy"
Sen. Patty Murray
Oct. 20, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John McCain, the Hon. Jack Reed, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, and the Hon. Adam Smith - Preserve NDAA Funding for Nationwide Work for Warriors Program
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Senate Committee on Health, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Apprenticeship Funding
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 5, 2017
DelBene Introduces Bill to Boost Veteran Employment
Rep. Suzan DelBene
Oct. 2, 2017
Cantwell, DelBene, Luján Introduce Smart Cities Bill
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Sept. 25, 2017
Executive Session
Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
Sept. 21, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Department of Labor - Administration Too Lax on Worker Safety
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Feb. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Tip Proposal Would Steal Billions from Workers
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 6, 2018
Hearing of the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on Exploring the 'Gig Economy' and the Future of Retirement Savings
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 6, 2018
Hearing of the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on Exploring the "Gig Economy' and the Future of Retirement Savings
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 6, 2018
Tweet - "The US is one of two countries in the world that doesn't offer paid maternity leave and one of the few industrialized nations that doesn't offer paid parental or family leave." @SenDuckworth on the need to pass the Child Care for Working Families Act :"
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Withdraw Harmful Proposed Tip Rule
Rep.Adam Smith, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Tweet - "FMLA was a good first step, but it certainly wasn't the last one--because no one should be forced to choose between a paycheck and caring for themselves or a loved one. #FMLA25"
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 5, 2018
Tweet - "It's clear why the Department of Labor covered up evidence on the impacts of their proposed rule change, allowing employers to steal workers' tips. Now that people know workers could lose billions in tips, they're rightfully outraged."
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. William Emanuel, Member of the national Labor Relations Board - Explain Conflicts of Interest on Decision to Weaken Workers' Rights, Shield Corporations from Responsibility
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 4, 2018
Tweet - "Workers who depend on tips to make a living are more likely to be sexually harassed or assaulted. And now the Trump Administration wants to make it easier for employers to steal their tips--and hid evidence proving it"
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 3, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration covered up evidence proving their proposed tipped wage rule change would allow employers to steal potentially billions from workers. It's clear their priority is padding the pockets of corporations--not helping working families."
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 1, 2018
Murray: "This Botched Cover-Up of Evidence Proving President Trump's Policies Help Businesses Steal Billions From Workers Shows Exactly What President Trump Truly Cares About"
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 1, 2018
Tweet - "Not only does the Trump Administration want to allow employers to steal workers tips, new reports show they knew it was bad for workers and hid the evidence."
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 1, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration covered up evidence proving their proposed tipped wage rule change would allow employers to steal potentially billions from workers. It's clear their priority is padding the pockets of corporations--not helping working families."
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 31, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration is Abandoning its Core Mission by Rejecting Safety Recommendations to Protect Vulnerable Meat and Poultry Plant Workers
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Jan. 30, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, the Honorable R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, and the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Insight into How Departments are Working to Prevent Harassment
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Jan. 30, 2018
Tweet - "What President wont mention in the #SOTU: - He made it easier for corporations to put workers' lives & safety at risk - He stripped millions of workers' overtime pay - He wants to allow employers to steal workers' tips"
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 26, 2018
Tweet - "It's on all of us to work together to ensure that women--and all workers--can do their jobs free from harassment and sexual assault."
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 24, 2018
Tweet - "Would you be angry if someone took the tip you left your server and gave it to someone else? New proposal from President Trump's Dept. of Labor would do just that."
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 24, 2018
Tweet - "President Trump wants to make it harder for your server to hold onto their hard-earned tips."
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 24, 2018
Tweet - "More companies are doing the right thing and offering paid family leave--but this often varies for hourly and salaried workers. We must support all workers and all families."
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 24, 2018
Tweet - "We're making progress across the country as more companies offer paid family leave, but we are still the only industrialized country that doesn't guarantee it."
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 23, 2018
Tweet - "Unions have a long history of fighting for better wages and better workplaces. One graph here really tells the story."
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 18, 2018
Tweet - "Washington state is leading the way to ensure all of the hardworking women across this country are getting paid what they've earned."
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 18, 2018
Tweet - "Every woman working to support her family or herself should be paid the same as her male coworkers for the same work."
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 9, 2018
Tweet - "Since Trump's inauguration, the agency overseeing workplace health and safety has lost 40 inspectors. They haven't replaced a single one. This is absolutely reckless. It is unacceptable to undermine worker safety like this."
Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 12, 2017
Tweet - "Many workers rely on hard-earned tips to support their families, but the Trump Administration wants to allow employers to pocket tips themselves."
Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 11, 2017
Letter to Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - 46 Democrats Urge Administration to Extend New Tip-Pooling Regulations Comment Period
Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Dec. 7, 2017
Scott, Murray, Casey Unveil New Report Showing Need to Protect Meat & Poultry Workers
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Dec. 5, 2017
Tweet - "After more than a year on the campaign trail of telling workers he would put them first, the Trump Administration has done the exact opposite--and prioritized corporations' profits over their employees."
Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 5, 2017
Tweet - "President Trump's nominee to lead @OSHA_DOL, Scott Mugno spent his career fighting against new OSHA safety rules--and led efforts to undermine OSHA's enforcement abilities."
Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 4, 2017
Tweet - "Workers in the restaurant industries rely on hard-earned tips to pay their bills--yet the Trump Administration is rolling back protections & allowing employers to steal money from their employees."
Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 4, 2017
Tweet - "IInstead of keeping his promises to put workers first, President Trump wants to allow employers to steal tips from their workers."
Sen.Patty Murray
Dec. 4, 2017
Murray: President Trump's Promises to Workers "Ring Hollow," as Administration Rolls Back Protections for Tipped Workers
Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 30, 2017
Brown, Murray, Scott, Takano Introduce Bill to Expand Overtime Pay for Millions of Workers
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 16, 2017
Fighting Back Against Trump Administration's Efforts to Undermine Workers' Rights, Murray, Brown Introduce WAGE Act to Strengthen Worker Protections
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. William Emanuel, Member of the National Labor Relations Board - Warren Leads Senate Colleagues in Calling on NLRB Member to Disclose All Potential Conflicts of Interest
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 2, 2017
Tweet - "By 2022 Latinas are projected to make up 17.3% of the female labor force. We need #LatinaEqualPay now."
Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 2, 2017
Tweet - "At every education level, Latinas experience a wage gap. https://www.bustle.com/p/what-is-latina-equal-pay-day-the-date-marks-how-long-it-took-latina-women-to-make-as-much-money-as-white-men-did-in-2016-3200692 #LatinaEqualPay"
Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 2, 2017
Letter to Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Feinstein, Colleagues Urge Sessions to Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination
Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Nov. 1, 2017
Tweet - "Yet @POTUS's nominee to lead EXIM voted repeatedly to shut it down. Putting Garrett in charge pulls rug out from under WA jobs. #SupportEXIM"
Sen.Patty Murray
Oct. 31, 2017
Murray Statement on OSHA Nominee: "I Look Forward To Hearing How He Plans Up To Stand Up For Workers"
Sen.Patty Murray
Oct. 30, 2017
Murray: Department of Labor Needs to Defend and Implement Updated Overtime Rule: It's "The Right Direction For Families and Our Economy"
Sen.Patty Murray
Oct. 20, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John McCain, the Hon. Jack Reed, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, and the Hon. Adam Smith - Preserve NDAA Funding for Nationwide Work for Warriors Program
Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Senate Committee on Health, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Apprenticeship Funding
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 5, 2017
DelBene Introduces Bill to Boost Veteran Employment
Rep.Suzan DelBene
Oct. 2, 2017
Cantwell, DelBene, Luján Introduce Smart Cities Bill
Sen.Maria Cantwell
Sept. 25, 2017
Executive Session
Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
Sept. 21, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Department of Labor - Administration Too Lax on Worker Safety
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
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