Sentences with phrase «hour labor committee»

Doug Volland was among those who took the day off from work to testify at the six - hour Labor Committee hearing on Senate Bill 216.

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Days later, after meeting with labor groups, Clinton explained her position further by aligning herself with Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the Senate's health, education and labor committee, who had introduced a $ 12 - an - hour federal wage bill.

Senate Labor Committee Chair Jack Martins says he wants to broaden the discussion beyond simply phasing in a minimum wage increase to $ 15 an hour, saying the real issue in many regions of the state is the lack of opportunity for work that provides a middle class salary, and enables small businesses to thrive.

At the 3 - hour - long Senate hearing — which, in an unusual move, was jointly held by an appropriations subcommittee and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions — topics ranged from financing the effort to the need for a greater sense of urgency, public health and scientific issues, and personal experiences.

Members of the National Education Association circulated in the halls of Congress on Sept. 10 while the House Education and Labor Committee held a six - hour hearing on the panel's draft of a bill to reauthorize the 5 1/2 - year - old education law.

It's even a legitimate fear about the U.S. public education system — one that the past 24 hours has done little to quell, particularly since President Trump's Education Secretary choice, billionaire Betsy DeVos, was approved 12 - 11 Tuesday by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP).

(d) The term «labor organization» means a labor organization engaged in an industry affecting commerce, and any agent of such an organization, and includes any organization of any kind, any agency, or employee representation committee, group, association, or plan so engaged in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment, and any conference, general committee, joint or system board, or joint council so engaged which is subordinate to a national or international labor organization.

(D) The term «labor organization» means a labor organization engaged in an industry affecting commerce, and any agent of such an organization, and includes any organization of any kind, any agency, or employee representation committee, group, association, or plan so engaged in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment, and any conference, general committee, joint or system board, or joint council so engaged which subordinate to a national or international labor organization.