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Claudia Tenney on Jobs
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Voted against equal pay for equal work by gender
Excerpts from legislation: AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the prohibition of differential pay because of sex. This act shall be known as the "Women's Equality Act".- No employee shall be paid a wage at a rate less
than the rate at which an employee of the opposite sex in the same establishment is paid for equal work on a job the performance of which requires equal skill and responsibility, and which is performed under similar working conditions
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Exceptions where payment is differential based on a seniority system; a merit system; a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or [any other factor other than sex].
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Does not include any employer with fewer than four persons in his or her employ.
Legislative outcome: Claudia Tenney voted NAY; bill passed House 88-43-10 (died in Senate)
Source: New York legislative voting record on A 8070
, Jan 27, 2014
Opposes federal wage controls & healthcare role.
Tenney opposes the AFA survey question on livable wage
The American Family Association Action Voter Guide asked if candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.'
American Family Association Action (AFA Action) produces the online "iVoterGuide" for selected state and federal races. The mission of AFA Action is to inform and mobilize individuals to strengthen the biblical foundations of America.
Source: American Family Association survey 16AFA_Q29 on Nov 8, 2016
Tenney opposes the AFA survey question on livable income
The AFA inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'It is the government's responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income'?
Self-description: (American Family Association helps produce iVoterGuides): "Grounded in God; rooted in research"; they "thoroughly investigate candidates"; when they cannot "evaluate with confidence, they receive an 'Insufficient' rating" (& we exclude)
Source: AFA Survey 20AFA-20 on Sep 11, 2020
Keep Right-to-Work laws.
Tenney 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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