Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record letters in opposition to this resolution in support of the President's veto from SEIU, AFL-CIO, and the Teamsters. 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. The Board's updated rule is welcome and necessary because the Trump rule was harmful to workers' organizing efforts, inconsistent with the governing legal principles, and against the policies of the Act.…”