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Nancy Mace on Jobs
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In order to have jobs, you must have employers
For many Americans, the American Dream is beginning to seem out of reach. Four out of five Americans struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least some part of their lives.
Whenever you ask someone what is the most important issue facing America, most Americans will tell you it is jobs and the economy.The "real jobless rate" is above 10 percent in most states and South Carolina is no different.
In an economy as big and diverse as the U.S. these jobless numbers are unacceptable.
In order to have jobs, you must have employers.
It is not the role of the federal government to create jobs, it's government's role to provide the soil conditions for commerce and ensure a free market so businesses large and small can produce good paying jobs.
Source: 2013 Senate campaign website, www.nancymace.org, "Issues"
, Jul 2, 2013
Keep Right-to-Work laws.
Mace 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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