Workers' Rights
Across America, working families are dedicated to the economic advancement to promote fairness in the workplace and establish policies that help men and women meet the dual demands of work and family. Yet all too often, workers who attempt to join unions, assert other rights in the workplace, or file complaints with protection or civil rights agencies face employer threats, retaliation and discrimination.
Other issues affecting the well-being of working Americans include tax cuts, bankruptcy reform, and the minimum wage.
Labor Board Asks Supreme Court to Review Ruling Against Obama Recess AppointmentsMarch 15, 2013 - Posted by Lexer Quamie The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced this week that it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling finding that President Obama's recess appointments to the NLRB were unconstitutional. Advocates Emphasize the Need for the Employment Non-Discrimination ActJune 14, 2012 - Posted by Rachel Barr Employment discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans occurs throughout the United States, according to testimony given at a recent Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on “Equality at Work: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act.” FedEx, DOL Reach $3 Million Settlement on Hiring Discrimination CaseMarch 26, 2012 - Posted by Sandy Thomas Equal opportunity advocates welcomed the recent news that FedEx reached a $3 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to address a pattern of hiring discrimination in its ground delivery business. Senators Introduce Clean Ports Act of 2011 to Improve Labor, Environmental Conditions at the Nation’s PortsDecember 20, 2011 - Posted by Lexer Quamie The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights welcomed the Senate introduction last week of the Clean Ports Act to address growing labor and environmental concerns at many of the nation’s ports and nearby communities. Millions Counting on Congress to Extend Unemployment BenefitsDecember 1, 2011 - Posted by Ron Bigler More than six million Americans are facing the potential loss of a financial lifeline if Congress fails to pass an extension of emergency unemployment benefits which expires on December 31. Civil and Human Rights Coalition Says Senators Should Be 'Ashamed' for Blocking Jobs BillOctober 12, 2011 - Posted by Ron Bigler Senate Republicans, joined by two Democrats, last night blocked President Obama's proposed American Jobs Act from advancing to a full vote. “The senators who voted to keep the Senate from debating the American Jobs Act should be ashamed of themselves," said Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human rights, following the filibuster of the jobs bill. "No issue is more pressing than the jobs crisis. Yet instead of the bold action that Americans are demanding, the Senate today delivered only more procedural gamesmanship." Proposed NLRB Rules Promote Transparency and DemocracyJuly 25, 2011 - Posted by The Leadership Conference The ability for workers to have a free and fair election process is essential to democracy, civil rights and labor advocates stressed as they testified in favor of the National Labor Relations Board’s recently proposed union election rules at a hearing last week. The Leadership Conference Testifies in Support of Fair and Swift Union ElectionsJuly 22, 2011 - Posted by Ron Bigler This week, Lexer Quamie, policy counsel at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, gave testimony in support of proposed changes that would streamline union representation elections governed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). National Labor Relations Board Proposes New Rule to Streamline Union-Forming ProcessJuly 1, 2011 - Posted by Tyler Lewis The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proposed a new rule that is designed to simplify its secret ballot election process by which employees form a union. The NLRB is a federal agency that is responsible for holding elections so workers can vote on whether or not they want to join a particular union. Supreme Court’s Decision in Wal-Mart Case Severely Limits the Ability to Challenge Systemic DiscriminationJune 21, 2011 - Posted by The Leadership Conference Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes et al. will limit the use of “class action” lawsuits and make it harder to bring large-scale discrimination cases, according to many civil and human rights groups. |
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