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Jacky Rosen on Jobs
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Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $15/hour
Q: Raise the federal minimum wage from current $7.25/hour?Dean Heller (R): No. Opposed 2014 vote to increase to $8.25 an hour.
Jacky Rosen (D): Yes. Raise to $15 an hour.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Nevada Senate race
, Oct 9, 2018
Fight for livable wage; expand small business capital
Jacky will work to expand access to capital so our small businesses can grow and thrive.
She will also fight to raise the minimum wage from a poverty wage to a livable wage, so that working families can make ends meet.
Source: 2016 Nevada House campaign website RosenForNevada.com
, Nov 8, 2016
End pay discrimination against women
Early in her career, Jacky experienced pay discrimination, when her superiors provided larger raises to male colleagues. In Congress, Jacky will be a champion for women, and she will fight to ensure they get equal pay for equal work.
She supports making childcare more affordable and accessible for working families and promoting young girls' interest in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) education.
Source: 2016 Nevada House campaign website RosenForNevada.com
, Nov 8, 2016
Sponsored bill for strengthening union organizing.
Rosen co-sponsored 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: H.R.842/S.420 21-HR842 on Feb 4, 2021
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