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09/05/2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker United States House of Representatives, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Raskin Leads 217 Members in Supporting Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights
11/07/2017 Letter to the Hon. William Emanuel, Member of the National Labor Relations Board - Warren Leads Senate Colleagues in Calling on NLRB Member to Disclose All Potential Conflicts of Interest
11/02/2017 Letter to Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Feinstein, Colleagues Urge Sessions to Protect Transgender Workers from Discrimination
10/13/2017 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Senate Committee on Health, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
09/25/2017 Letter to the Hon. R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Request for Information, Overtime Protections for Working Families
09/21/2017 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Department of Labor - Administration Too Lax on Worker Safety
09/19/2017 Letter to the Hon. Neomi Rao, Administrator of the Office of Management and Budget and the Hon. Victoria Lipnic, Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Congress Members Slam President Trump's Attack on Equal Pay for Equal Work
08/09/2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General and John Gore, Acting Assistant Attorney General - Senators Call on Sessions to Answer for Anti-affirmative Action Program and to Prevent Discrimination Against Career DOJ Attorneys
08/01/2017 Murray, Brown, Franken, DeLauro, Scott Introduce Bill to Stop Wage Theft, Boost Workers' Financial Security
07/10/2017 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Senators Demand Answers, Action from Administration to Reverse Alarming Rate of Latino and Immigrant Workplace Deaths
06/07/2017 Sen. Franken Makes the Case: Minnesota Iron and Steel Workers Strengthen Our National Security
06/07/2017 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby and the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Calling for Robust Funding for National Sea Grant College Program
05/25/2017 Sen. Franken Continues to Lead the Fight to Tackle Nation's "Skills Gap," Prepare Students for 21st Century Jobs
05/18/2017 Letter to the Hon. Scott S. Dahl, Inspector General of the Dept. of Labor - Request to Review Delay of Rules Protecting Workers from Lethal Substances, Reversal of Policy Publicizing Workplace Safety Violations
05/01/2017 Sen. Franken Fights to Improve Workplace Safety for Millions of Americans
05/01/2017 Letter to the Hon. John M. Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Maintain Revision of Employment Form to Improve Wage Data, Address Pay Gap
04/17/2017 Sen. Franken Announces New Bill to Spur Innovative School-Industry Partnerships
04/04/2017 Sen. Franken Fights to Ensure Women Receive Equal Pay for Equal Work
03/22/2017 Franken, Klobuchar, Nolan Introduce Legislation To Ensure Laid-Off Workers Affected by Steel Dumping Receive Support They Deserve
03/15/2017 Sens. Al Franken, Tammy Duckworth Continue Efforts to Train Workers for Open, High-Skill Jobs in Minnesota and Our Nation
02/10/2017 Letter to Andrew Puzder, Nominee for Secretary of Labor - Women and Worker Safety
02/08/2017 Hirono Leads Pledge to Fight Unfair Trump Attacks on Federal Workers
01/25/2017 Letter to President Trump - Exempt Entire VA from Hiring Freeze
12/28/2016 Sen. Franken Releases Responses From Uber, Lyft on Discrimination against Customers
12/02/2016 Sens. Warren, Schumer, Murray, Brown, and Franken Release Joint Statement on DOL Appeal of Overtime-Pay Rule Injunction
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