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U.S. House of Representatives
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Back in charge, House Republicans cut ‘labor’ from committee name
In her opening salvo on the House floor, the committee chair made her hostility to the word labor and to unions crystal clear.
National
GOP House strips union rights from staff
The anti-union language was included in the first bill to pass the newly Republican-led chamber during the 118th Congress.
National
An end to overtime? U.S. House passes a bill letting employers offer ‘comp’ time instead of paying overtime
The bill would erode the 40-hour work week by making it cheaper for employers to require long hours.
