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Ted Budd on Jobs
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Prohibit prevailing wage mandate
Q: On Minimum Wage: Raise the federal minimum wage above $7.25?
A: Likely no. Failed to support most recent proposed increase. Voted to prohibit prevailing wage mandate.
Source: CampusElect.org 2018 Issue Guides: Congress NC-13 election
, Dec 31, 2019
7M unfilled jobs means tax cuts are working
Budd said there are 7.1 million unfilled jobs in the country, a sign that the Republican-passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was working. He said a growing economy would help save programs such as Social Security. But Manning said the tax bill gave breaks to
the wealthy, exploded the national debt and put Social Security at risk. "Imagine what they could have done if their priority had been middle-class families, working families instead of big corporations and the ultra-wealthy," she said.
Source: Charlotte Observer on 2018 NC-13 House debate
, Oct 23, 2018
Keep Right-to-Work laws.
Budd voted NAY PRO Act
H.R.842 & S.420: Protecting the Right to Organize Act: This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace:
- revises the definitions of employee, supervisor, and employer to broaden the scope of individuals covered by the fair labor standards;
- permits labor organizations to encourage participation of union members in strikes initiated by employees represented by a different labor organization (i.e., secondary strikes); and
- prohibits employers from bringing claims against unions that conduct such secondary strikes.
The bill also allows collective bargaining agreements to require all employees represented by the bargaining unit to contribute fees to the labor organization for the cost of such representation.Biden Administration in SUPPORT: The Administration strongly supports The PRO Act. America was not built by Wall Street. It was built by the middle class,
and unions built the middle class. Unions put power in the hands of workers. H.R. 842 would strengthen and protect workers' right to form a union by assessing penalties on employers who violate workers' right to organize.
Rep. Mo Brooks in OPPOSITION: H.R. 842 [is] a radical union bill that tramples the rights of citizens by forcing them to enter into union servitude, including:
- Overturns right-to-work laws in 27 states, thereby forcing citizens, against their will, to pay millions of dollars in dues to labor unions.
- Denies citizens' rights to vote by secret ballot on whether to join a union by imposing a biased "card-check" scheme.
- Deprives individuals of entrepreneurial opportunities. The PRO Act would eliminate the franchise industry and sharing economy as we know them.
Legislative Outcome:Passed House 222-204-4 (Rollcall 82) on 03/09/2021; received and read in the Senate on 3/23; no further Senate action during 2021.
Source: Congressional vote 21-HR842 on Feb 4, 2021
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