Posts tagged pro-worker

    Op-ed / Commentary ● Labor PRO Act

    SOTU address shows Biden favors unions and spurns workers

    March 6, 2022 // Instead of focusing on policies that would help Americans deal with runaway inflation, Biden doubled down on Big Labor’s wishlist. No matter what organized labor is selling, implementing a $15 minimum wage alongside the PRO Act would be a doomsday scenario for American workers.

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    News Article ● Labor

    Biden endures up-and-down first year on labor issues

    January 18, 2022 // The administration’s decision to weaken COVID-19 isolation guidelines and rescind the emergency temporary standard for health care worker protections puts Biden in rare disagreement with labor unions.

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