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'Miss Lilly' Speaks Her Mind
… Ledbetter law, what else do you think is needed in terms of legislation? Ledbetter: We need paycheck fairness. Sen . Tom Harkin of Iowa has a bill that we desperately need. It's been around for 15 years. If paycheck fairness had been on the …
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Will Labor Be Left in the Health Care Dust?
… the health care benefits. It may be more difficult for labor to influence a truncated House-Senate conference. Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, indicated on December 21 that …
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Wary of Nominees? Then Win the Election
… election of representatives ." With his trademark irascibility, McCain first insisted on a roll-call vote on Becker. Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and HELP Committee chairman, said that NLRB nominees are typically voted on as a bloc. Becker was being …
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Flu Outbreak Could Give Momentum to Paid-Sick-Days Bill
… Senate may be further delayed by a change in leadership at the Health Education Pensions and Labor Committee, where Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa, has taken over from Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, who died in August. Kennedy was the Senate …
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Specter Adds Name to List of Those Touting an EFCA Agreement
… there will be] passage of an Employee Free Choice Act which will be totally satisfactory to labor,â Specter said. Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, last week told union supporters …
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Harkin Promises Approval of Sexual Orientation Discrimination Legislation in 2010
… discrimination based on sexual orientation. Although health care is dominating this yearâ s legislative calendar, Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, promised an Obama administration …
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Senate May Take Up Another Pay Bill Before End of Term
… clear if or when the bill will make it to the Senate floor, where the legislative calendar already is packed. Â Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and chair of the Senate labor panel, said his goal is â sending [the bill] to the president, hopefully …
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House, Senate Bills Would Overturn Supreme Court Age Discrimination Ruling
… employment decision; it had to be the decisive cause in order for age discrimination protections to take effect. But Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, said that the Supreme Court was …
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NLRB Nominee Fails to Assuage Business Community
… full Senate may come as soon as next week. â We will have this as expeditiously as possible on the floor,â said Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and chairman of the committee. Business groups assert that Democrats are trying to get Becker confirmed …
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Furious Health Care Rush Leaves Bipartisanship Behind
… markup, considering hundreds of amendments and conducting 45 roll call votes. Although it was a "long slog," as Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa, said, it was a quick journey. And one in which Democrats traveled alone as they put together legislation …
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Labor's Agenda Set to Move to the Front Burner
… frame could be as short as seven to 10 days after a petition is filed, as opposed to the current average of 42 days. Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, indicated this fall that the bill …
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Employee Free Choice Act Card-Checked Companies Won't Talk
… leading the charge against the bill. “My suspicion is that the Chamber of Commerce is making it tough on them,” Sen . Tom Harkin said at a Capitol Hill event in May. Glenn Spencer, executive director of the Workforce Freedom Initiative at the chamber …
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NLRB Nominee Becker Blocked by Senate Filibuster
… essential that we not allow the balance to be upended now, at this critical time for our economy,â Enzi said. Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and chairman of the Senate labor committee, said the mediation board was operating within its purview but …
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Populism Turns Focus to HR-Related Policy Issues
… weeks. "That will give us a chance to make this issue a major agenda item," he said, conveying a commitment from Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and labor committee chairman, to hold a hearing. "We're going to keep plugging on . and get this done …
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Report Links Pension Obligations to Layoffs
… Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on preserving retirement security during the recession. Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and chairman of the Senate labor panel, said in an interview afterward that heâ s not sure when a Senate …
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New Senate Labor Committee Chair Vows to Pass EFCA
… was ailing at the time and couldnâ t make the vote, according to the new leader of the Senate labor committee. Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa, was named Wednesday, September 9, to replace Kennedy as the chairman of the Senate Health, Education …
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Law Protecting Gay, Transgender Workers Vowed in 2010
… basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Although health care still is dominating the legislative calendar, Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, promised an Obama administration …
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What Can Brown Do for Labor-Law Reform?
… Sen. Edward Kennedy. "This will be a good case to see whether he will support the people who supported him," Sen . Tom Harkin , D-Iowa and chairman of the Senate labor committee, says of the Becker vote. Maybe Brown will bring the GOP caucus …
