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    Op-ed / Commentary Research ● Labor Unions

    Opinion: An Anti-Worker Warrior at the NLRB

    December 2, 2024 // The window for Democratic nominations will close when Republicans run the Senate in January, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer isn’t sparing any time. “Confirming the NLRB nominees is one of our highest priorities,” he said last weekend on X, committing to a vote by the end of the year. The goal is to reconfirm Lauren McFerran, the board’s current chairman and a reliable vote for union coercion.

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    News Article Op-ed / Commentary ● Unionization

    Does Democrats’ support for unions extend to their own employees?

    April 22, 2022 // The CWU, a group of staffers that launched a union drive earlier this year, wants the House to vote on a resolution guaranteeing staffers protections as soon as next week. Currently, the Congressional Accountability Act allows staffers to organize, but doesn’t offer them any shield from retaliation, meaning staffers could be fired and blacklisted if they do so. Thus far, Pelosi’s office has not commented on when a floor vote could be scheduled on the resolution.

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