US EditionHJR5 may have unintended consequences for state's most vulnerable children
- U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Josh Hawley have introduced the Faster Labor Contracts Act to speed up contract negotiations for newly formed unions, requiring employers to start within 10 days of union certification and move to binding arbitration if no agreement is reached in 90 days.
- The legislation aims to eliminate long delays in union contract negotiations, which currently average 465 days, and is supported by Senators Gary Peters, Bernie Moreno, and Jeff Merkley.
- Booker and Hawley also proposed a bill to bar companies from receiving federal contracts if found guilty of serious child labor violations, addressing the exploitation of unaccompanied migrant children.
- The proposed legislation includes a requirement for companies to disclose child labor violations from the past three years and would compile a list of ineligible companies to promote accountability.
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HJR5 may have unintended consequences for state's most vulnerable children
During my 24 years in the New Mexico Senate, my two primary goals were protecting working families and creating opportunities for children. This guided my most important decisions. That’s why I must speak out against House Joint Resolution 5, a…
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The Washington InformerBipartisan Effort Seeks to Protect Workers and Crack Down on Child Labor Violations
By Stacy M. Brown BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) have introduced a bipartisan bill to accelerate contract negotiations for newly formed unions and prevent corporations from using delay tactics to weaken collective bargaining. The Faster Labor Contracts Act has drawn support from Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), sig…
Sen. Hawley Reintroducing Bipartisan Child Labor Bill
A reintroduction of the Senate's bipartisan Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act is coming along with the Senate confirmation vote Monday for President Donald Trump's labor secretary pick Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
Sens. Josh Hawley and Cory Booker reintroduce bipartisan child labor bill
Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., are reintroducing legislation on Monday that would bar companies from receiving federal contracts if they’ve been found to have made serious, repeated or pervasive violations of child labor laws.
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