Legislative

Today is the day to call your U.S. representative and ask them to stand up against assault on Customer Service Agents at U.S. airports. Across the country, an increasing number of Airline Customer Service Representatives are being physically assaulted on a daily basis. Some of these injuries have been life-altering. CALL NOW:  202-224-3121 Tell your […]

Sisters and Brothers, A plan was released to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.  The Affordable Care Act enabled 20 million previously uninsured people to obtain medical coverage.  The repeal and replace bill would slash or eliminate health benefits for tens of millions of people while granting tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans.  The

A referendum petition was filed a few short hours after Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signed a bill into law, making Missouri the country’s 28th “right-to-work” state.  The referendum petition will freeze the law and put it on the ballot in 2018.  The law forces unions to allow people to opt out of paying union dues while

Republicans Look to Strip Away Transportation Workers’ Rights House Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday that would establish Right to Work policies nationwide, including the airline and rail sectors. Such a law would severely affect transportation workers in their fight for economic equality and it would increase the power of corporations over their employees. This law

Brothers and Sisters, Be sure you are staying on top of the current legislative issues.  New right-to-work legislation is being introduced that will affect us.  Please read up on the new National Right-to-Work Bill introduced to Congress.  Reps Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Steve King (R-Iowa), sponsored legislation that would amend the National Labor Relations Act,

Justice Department Ruling on Passenger Service Assault Falls Short The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week ruled that passenger service agents are covered by legislation adopted in 2002 that set significant penalties and jail time for anyone who “interferes with airport and airline personnel who have security duties.” While the original intent of the

Don’t we all wish there was a simpler way to follow all the aspects of our legislative branch? With the Congress app for Android and GovTrack for your internet browser, you can! For both platforms, you can: follow any Congressmen or Senator you choose, get notifications when they sponsor a bill, follow a bill, stay completely up to date