Kathy Hochul on Jobs

	Kathy Hochul on Jobs

I am proposing a plan to peg the minimum wage to inflation

I am proposing a plan to peg the minimum wage to inflation. If costs go up, so will wages. Like other states that have implemented this policy, we will put guardrails in place to make increases predictable for employers, and create flexibility in the event of a recession. But this important change will give the nearly 900,000 minimum-wage workers a lifeline. Those workers are more likely to be women, many of whom are single moms, and they are more likely to be people of color. Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the New York legislature , Jan 10, 2023

Grow programs that train for jobs actually in demand

At every one of the thousands of workplaces I've visited, the universal complaint is not having enough trained workers. Every single place, it's the same. That's why we will reboot our Workforce Development Office, house it in Empire State Development so we can build stronger partnerships with employers and move funding through our Regional Economic Development Councils so we grow programs that train for jobs that are actually in demand in different parts of the State. Source: 2022 State of the State Address to the New York legislature , Jan 5, 2022

She believes in equal pay for equal work

She joined her mother and aunt in establishing the Kathleen Mary House in 2006, a transitional home for victims of domestic violence. Kathy has consistently placed issues that are important to women on the top of her agenda. Traveling the state, she has leveraged her position as the highest ranking female official in state government to encourage women to be an active voice for change. Kathy wants women to dream big and take risks--and she believes in equal pay for equal work. Source: 2022 New York gubernatorial campaign website KathyHochul.com , Mar 3, 2021

Rated 0% by CEI, indicating a pro-worker rights voting record.

Hochul scores 0% by CEI on union issues

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a public policy organization dedicated to the principles of free markets and limited government, has created a Congressional Labor Scorecard for the 112th Congress focusing on worker issues. The score is determined based on policies that support worker freedom and the elimination of Big Labor`s privileges across the country.

Bill: H.R. 658, LaTourette Amendment No. 21: NO on repealing changes to the Railway Labor Act`s voting rules.
Bill: H.R. 658, Gingrey Amendment No. 18: YES to prohibit Federal Aviation Administration employees from using official--that is, taxpayer sponsored--time for union activities during the official workday.
Bill: H.R. 1, Price Amendment No. 410: YES to defund the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Bill: H.R. 1, Guinta Amendment No. 166: YES to prohibit imposing `prevailing wage` and other requirements in project labor agreements that advantage unionized contractors.
Bill: H.R. 2017, Scalise Amendment No. 388: YES to prohibit project labor agreements in DHS contracts
Bill: H.R. 2055, LaTourette Amendment No. 411: NO on funding for federal project labor agreements.
Bill: H.R. 1, King Amendment No. 273: YES to eliminate the `Davis Bacon` prevailing wage rate requirement for federal projects.
Bill: H.R. 2017, Gosar Amendment No. 386: YES to eliminate the `Davis Bacon` prevailing wage rate requirement for Department of Homeland Security contracts.
Bill: H.R. 2354: Gosar Amendment No. 655: YES to restrict application of the Davis-Bacon Act to contracts exceeding $20 million.
Bill: H.R. 2017: Rokita Amendment No. 2: YES to prohibit collective bargaining at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Source: CEI website 12-CEI-H on May 2, 2012

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