Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, lastly, I include in the Record a letter from dozens of labor and civil rights organizations in support of the veto. November 20, 2023. Re: NLRB Joint Employer Rule CRA. Hon. Charles Schumer, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Hon. Bernie Sanders, Hon. Bill Cassidy, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Hon. Mike Johnson, Hon. Hakeem Jeffries, Hon. Viriginia Foxx, Hon. Robert ``Bobby'' C. Scott, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Members of Congress: The undersigned organizations write to share our opposition to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) challenge to the National Labor Relations Board's 2023 Joint Employer Rule. Millions of workers in precarious and subcontracted work depend on the joint-employer doctrine to protect their right to organize under the NLRA. In labor-intensive and underpaid industries like retail, hospitality, fast food, janitorial, construction, and delivery, workers hired through intermediary subcontractors like staffing agencies and specialized contract firms are effectively deprived of their labor rights because the law fails to recognize who their employers are. They provide work central to the hotels, retail operators, fast food chains, construction contractors, delivery companies, and other corporations that rely on their labor but are unable to hold those employers accountable when their labor rights are violated.…”