Posts tagged Senate HELP Committee
Chairman Cassidy Slams Far-Left Union for Colluding with Murderous Cuban Regime, Forcing Workers to Fund Anti-American Propaganda
August 14, 2026 // A recent bombshell report from the U.S. Department of State highlighted how the Cuban regime has co-opted labor unions to promote their aims. It also referenced a report that IAM officials used workers’ dues to promote Cuban propaganda. IAM officials organized an event on union property with David Ramírez Álvarez, a Cuban diplomat, who instructed workers on ways to support the Cuban regime and oppose U.S. policy on Cuba. Additionally, Kevin Kucera, a senior local IAM official, appeared in a video released by the Cuban Embassy urging Americans to protest in defense of “the solidarity of Cuba.” For decades, the Cuban regime has engaged in schemes like these in other sectors to influence policymaking and disrupt American society.
Senate committee advances Sonderling’s labor nomination
July 31, 2026 // U.S. senators voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Keith Sonderling, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Labor. Lawmakers on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, in a 12-11 vote, advanced Sonderling’s nomination to lead the Labor Department. The former secretary, Lori Chavez-deRemer, stepped down due to accusations of an improper relationship with a subordinate.
RESEARCH: AI and Independent Work in 7 Charts
July 28, 2026 // Most debates about AI and work still focus on whether jobs will disappear. But these charts point to another possibility: AI may also be making it easier for more people to work outside traditional firms. This is still early, descriptive evidence—not proof of causation. Even so, both datasets point in the same direction: solo-type business applications and solo self-employment are growing faster in sectors and occupations with greater AI exposure.
I4AW Urges Senate to Support Keith Sonderling’s Nomination for Labor Secretary Ahead of nomination hearing, 12 groups sign coalition letter to Senate HELP Committee
July 14, 2026 // Institute for the American Worker (I4AW) organized a coalition letter signed by 12 groups urging the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) to support the swift confirmation of Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling for Secretary in a permanent capacity. The Senate HELP Committee will hold a nomination hearing for Sonderling this Thursday, July 16. Sonderling stepped in as Acting Secretary in April to fill the role after former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer departed the Trump administration.
The House Just Passed a ‘Pro-Worker’ Bill That Takes Power Away From Workers
June 11, 2026 // "Supporters of this bill assure businesses and workers that it is about worker empowerment and efficiency," Walberg said. "I may be misremembering the definition of empowerment, but I can guarantee it does not mean taking away a worker's right to vote on his or her own contract and giving that power to a Washington bureaucrat with no stake in the outcome."
Vernuccio, Institute For The American Worker on The William Wallis for America Show
March 10, 2026 // Vernuccio, Institute For The American Worker on The William Wallis for America Show Vinny Vernuccio is the President of The Institute For The American Worker. In this interview at The Pelican Institutes Solutions Summit he talks about legislative ideas he is working on in DC to help the average American Worker.
AFP Backs Transformative Labor Reform Package from Chairman Cassidy (LA) Senate HELP Committee Members
November 10, 2025 // “Americans for Prosperity thanks Senators Cassidy, Scott, and Tuberville, as well as the Senate HELP Committee, for advancing a package of reforms that will help us lead the global economy in the 21st century by empowering every worker. We do this by modernizing rigid, dated labor laws that fail to give workers the voice and transparency they deserve. These reforms will provide workers with greater choice and opportunities in the workplace to unleash prosperity and take advantage of our evolving and innovative labor market,” Austen Bannan, Employment Fellow, Americans for Prosperity.
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions titled “Labor Law Reform Part 2: New Solutions for Finding a Pro-Worker Way Forward.”
October 20, 2025 // Wednesday, Oct. 22, I4AW's Vinnie Vernuccio will testify at a labor hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions titled "Labor Law Reform Part 2: New Solutions for Finding a Pro-Worker Way Forward."
Commentary: From job lock to job choice: Congress rethinks worker power
September 12, 2025 // On the Hill, Senate HELP Committee Chair Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-La.) new Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act is gaining bipartisan attention, and similar efforts are moving forward in the House. Many Democrats and Republicans agree that it’s time to remove what are essentially old legal loopholes that deny access to affordable benefits to millions of self-employed Americans. But there’s something more to the idea: Portable benefits could help all workers to better leverage their own economic power.
Hearing | Freedom to Work: Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers
July 17, 2025 // Patrice Onwuka, director of Independent Women’s Center for Economic Opportunity, will testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). In a hearing titled “Freedom to Work: Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers,” Onwuka will discuss portable benefits and supporting America’s independent contractor and freelance workforce.