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NLRB Nominee Becker Blocked by Senate Filibuster
… Republicans in a filibuster Tuesday ..... voted to filibuster Becker ..... Republican obstructionism , saying ..... Republican-led filibuster has put political ..... participate in a GOP filibuster . Brown ..... disputes. The filibuster could have …
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NLRB Nominee May Be Headed for Senate Filibuster
… his controversial nomination with a filibuster this week. The Republicansâ ability ..... 41 senators, enough to sustain a filibuster . Originally scheduled for February ..... Washington expects Brown to join a filibuster against Becker, who is associate …
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Labor Leader Predicts Employee Free Choice Act Passage by April
… March introduction. Supporters have not been able to secure enough moderate Senate Democrats to overcome a certain Republican filibuster . The bill would allow workers to form a union when a majority of them sign cards authorizing a bargaining unit …
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What Can Brown Do for Labor-Law Reform?
… to be blocked by a successful Republican filibuster on Tuesday, February 9, now ..... is going to stick together on a filibuster . More fireworks are likely to flare after the filibuster . It looks as if Senate Democrats …
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Specter Tells Audiences What They Want to Hear on EFCA
… would provide the 60th vote to beat back the type of GOP filibuster that killed the measure in the previous Congress. Instead ..... said that he would vote for cloture (i.e., to end a filibuster ) on EFCA. A link to the video has been posted on ShopFloor …
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Becker, Pension Funding Relief Put on Hold
… His nomination was halted by a Senate filibuster on February 9 . Obama hinted that ..... are not good. In the February 9 filibuster , two Democrats joined all the ..... vote level required to overcome a filibuster --not with 41 Republicans and …
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Specter Adds Name to List of Those Touting an EFCA Agreement
… seated. Thatâ s the number required to overcome a Republican filibuster like the one that killed EFCA in 2007.But Harkin squelched ..... bill is not going anywhere. Democrats canâ t break a filibuster because they have 59 senators until a successor to …
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Labor's Agenda Set to Move to the Front Burner
… Democratic caucus totals 60, just enough to overcome a filibuster . Unions are reminding Democrats how much help they gave them ..... Free Choice Act can overcome what is certain to be a Republican filibuster in the Senate. “When it comes down to cloture, we …
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U.S. Chamber Chief Warns Against Attaching EFCA to Jobs Bill
… in March but has been stalled as supporters try to bring enough moderate Senate Democrats on board to overcome a Republican filibuster . In a speech at the National Press Club in Washington on Monday, January 11, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka predicted …
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Will Jack Gross Become the Next Lilly Ledbetter?
… name last January, Ledbetter grew into a political symbol for Democrats. As the party battled the threat of a Republican filibuster in the Senate and a veto by then-President George W. Bush, Ledbetter became a political touchstone for women …
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Leading Senator Intends to Scrap E-Verify Employment Verification System
… called Thursdayâ s White House meeting the kickoff of comprehensive immigration reform. A previous effort died in a Senate filibuster in the spring of 2007, demonstrating the political volatility of the issue. Schumerâ s opposition to E-Verify …
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U.S. May Turn to Community Policing for Pay Violations
… January 26, 2009, statement from the New York state Department of Labor. Smithâ s confirmation barely overcame a Republican filibuster in early February, 60-37, amid GOP charges that she mischaracterized the program as an educational rather than …
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Senate Nears COBRA Premium Subsidy Extension Vote
The Senate voted 63-33 Friday, December 18, to end a Republican filibuster on a military spending bill that would extend federal COBRA health insurance premiums for the unemployed , setting the stage for …
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House, Senate Bills Would Overturn Supreme Court Age Discrimination Ruling
… pay suits. It was the first bill that President Barack Obama signed into law . The Ledbetter bill was killed in a Senate filibuster in April 2008. It also met resistance from then-President George W. Bush, who vowed to veto it. But now Democrats …
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Employers See Some Improvement, but Not Enough, in Senate Health Care Reform Bill
… the secretary of Health and Human Services to as high as 50 percent. Senate Democrats need 60 votes to avoid a Republican filibuster of the measure. â Jeremy Smerd This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Correction …
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National Labor College Curriculum Changes With the Economy
Should the Employee Free Choice Act overcome a Senate filibuster and be signed into law by President Barack Obama, potentially millions of workers who have never been part of a bargaining unit …
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Health Reform Proponents Hope Kennedy Memory Propels Legislation
… pending the election or appointment of Kennedy's successor . That is one short of the number required to squelch a Republican filibuster . Kennedy has influenced just about every piece of significant legislation affecting employers and employees over …
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Hillary's Workplace Views Might Not Agree With Business
… to insist on a secret-ballot election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board. That bill was stymied by a GOP filibuster in the Senate. Besides, President Bush promised to veto it if it ever reached his desk. Here's what Clinton said …
