Political Quotes

“I include in the Record three letters in opposition to H.J. Res. 98. The first is signed by the AFL- CIO, SEIU, and Teamsters. The second is signed by the United Steelworkers. The third is signed by a diverse group of organizations, including the National Organization for Women, the National Partnership for Women and Families, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and many more. November 2, 2023. Dear Representative: On behalf of the 12.5 million workers represented by the AFL-CIO, the 2 million workers represented by SEIU, and the 1.2 million workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. we write to urge you to support the National Labor Relations Board's (``NLRB'' or ``the Board'') recent final rule addressing joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (``NLRA'' or ``the Act''). This important rule will ensure that workers have a real voice at the bargaining table when multiple companies control their working conditions. Accordingly, the undersigned unions strongly oppose any effort to nullify or weaken the rule, whether by legislation or resolution under the Congressional Review Act. The rule, published on October 27, 2023, rescinds the Trump NLRB's 2020 joint-employer rule and replaces it with an updated standard that is based on well-established common-law principles and consistent with recent D.C. Circuit decisions identifying critical flaws in the Trump NLRB's approach to this issue.…”