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Al Franken's Public Statements on Issue: Labor Unions

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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
07/12/2016 Letter to Chairman John McCain and Ranking Member Jack Reed of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Protect Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces in Defense Bill
04/28/2016 Sen. Franken's Statement on Workers Memorial Day
11/13/2015 Letter to Joh Cousins, CEO, Compass Group - Let Workers Organize
09/16/2015 Sen. Franken Helps Introduce Legislative Proposal to Strengthen Protections for Workers
07/20/2015 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America - Strong Support of New Overtime Rule
03/03/2015 Providing for Congressional Disapproval of a Rule Submitted by the National Labor Relations Board
01/29/2015 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America - End to Overtime Rule to Protect Workers
01/22/2015 Letter to Mark Pearce, National Labor Relations Board Chair - Stand Strong Against Efforts to Undermine Important Rule Aimed at Improving Union Representation Process
03/04/2013 Letter to Budget Chairman Murray, Sen. Franken Presses Senate Budget Chair to Craft Budget with Balance of Smart Cuts, Critical Investments, New Revenue
02/13/2013 Sen. Franken's Response to President Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address
06/29/2012 Bill to Prevent Human Trafficking in Government Contracting Overseas Passed by Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee
04/24/2012 NLRB Resolution of Disapproval
03/26/2012 Senators Introduce Bill to Halt Human Trafficking on Federal Grants and Contracts Overseas
12/08/2011 Letter to Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative and Hilda Solis, Labor Secretary
06/22/2011 Sen. Franken Lauds Nat'l Labor Panel's Plan to Make Union Elections Fairer
05/16/2011 Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
03/24/2011 Letter to Tom Harkin, Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Max Baucus, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee, Mike Enzi, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Orrin Hatch, Ranking Member
01/01/2011 Issue Position: Economy and Jobs - Labor - Unemployment Insurance
01/01/2011 Issue Position: Economy and Jobs - Labor - EFCA
01/01/2011 Issue Position: Economy and Jobs - Labor - National Labor Relations Board Nominations
01/01/2011 Issue Position: Economy and Jobs - Labor
01/01/2011 Issue Position: Economy and Jobs - Labor - Nurse Safety Act
09/23/2010 Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted by the National Mediation Board Relating to Representation Election Procedures--Motion to Proceed
07/22/2010 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions - BP and Workplace Safety

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