Video & Transcript Research : 'laborers'
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Nov 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Tanya Kelly, who is the Director of our Labor Relations Division.
- She's a boomerang who came back to New Mexico to run our Labor Relations Division.
- To New Mexico to run our Labor Relations Division has really turned it around.
- The IRS put out new FTI guidelines, and the Department of Labor didn't update theirs.
- The labor force participation rate moved by two tenths of a percent.
NH
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Ron Kresha departing member remarks 5/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm sure they have opinions, and I'm sure the fatigue and emotions affect them, but despite the labor
- affect them, affect them, but<00:06:23.640>
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laws <00:06:25.040>they <00:06:25.200>have but despite the labor - laws they have but despite the labor laws they have broken<00:06:25.919>
time <00:06:26.240>- And we should reciprocate by lifting up the many labor laws and hours you have broken to bring our constituents
Summary:
Representative Kresha delivered his final House floor speech as he finished his seventh term and retired from the legislature. The remarks were largely reflective and humorous, with thanks to House leadership, nonpartisan staff, education committee colleagues, constituents, and his family. He spoke about how he entered office during redistricting, described the legislature as challenging but rewarding, and emphasized humility, public service, and the importance of listening to others’ stories.
He also offered personal anecdotes about colleagues and staff, including Representatives Swedzinski, Schumacher, Joe Hoppe, Sarah Anderson, Davids, Jen Loon, Roger Erickson, and others, and praised the professionalism of nonpartisan staff and education committee personnel. He thanked Speaker Damuth, Chair Youakim, and his education members for both disagreements and collaboration, saying there was still important work to do.
No legislation was debated or voted on in this segment. The only action was the conclusion of his farewell speech, followed by applause.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 4, 2026 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- If this bill were to pass, I can see contractors using it as a way to drive down their labor costs, which
- There's not a single affiliate in organized labor that does not have career development and workplace
- had to prove to the university that this internship wasn't just making copies; it wasn't just free labor
- has to validate that it's actually work study, it's actually career development, and not just cheap labor
- amendment, or the constitutional language, because it's no longer an amendment, includes the Federal Fair Labor
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 245 has been read twice by title, is ordered printed, and referred to the House Labor, Veterans
- Speaker, your Labor, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, to whom has been referred House Bill 6
- Speaker, your Labor, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, to whom has been referred House Bill 6
- Speaker, your Labor, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee has been referred House Bill 96.
- Speaker, your Labor, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee has been referred House Bill 161.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- of snowmobiles on the BB Spur Rail Trail, introduced by Representatives Paige of Newport City and Labor
- of snowmobiles on the BB Spur Rail Trail, introduced by Representatives Paige of Newport City and Labor
- the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill 403, which is an act relating to fair labor
- the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill 403, which is an act relating to fair labor
- which is an act relating to fair labor which is an act relating to fair labor standards<00:14:21.120>
Summary:
The House opened with a devotional by Representative Ken Wells, who reflected on his father’s approach to news and argued that reducing time spent watching it could improve people’s well-being. After the Pledge of Allegiance, the chamber took up five new bills: H.891 on the definition of harassment in Title 16, H.892 on school attendance requirements, H.893 creating a municipal emergency shelter program and reimbursing municipalities for emergency housing costs, H.894 prohibiting snowmobiles on the BB Spur Rail Trail, and H.895 on secondary enforcement of certain motor vehicle violations. Each was read for the first time and referred to the appropriate committee; H.566, concerning sealing postcharge court diversion records, was referred to Ways and Means under House Rule 35A.
The House also read H.C.R. 166, a congratulatory resolution honoring the Pick and Shovel in Newport City on its 50th anniversary. A member from Newport City spoke in support, describing the store’s history and the Hamlet family’s long service to the community, and invited the family to the chamber. Additional announcements recognized Vermont Law and Graduate School’s 50th anniversary and congratulated Vermont athletes, including Ben Ogden and Paula Moltzan, with one member correcting the record on Moltzan’s event. The House also voted to move H.403, relating to fair labor and housing standards for agricultural workers, from General and Housing to Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry.
In the day’s only floor action on legislation, H.611, miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access, was taken up on third reading and passed. The House then announced caucus meetings and other events, including a producer night hosted by the Agency of Agriculture, and adjourned by motion until Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Rep. Shaun Scott Press Conference Dec 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- On top of all the labor that I will have to do for my family to recertify every three months, which I
- impetus to invest in artificial intelligence, and the goal of that technology is to divest from human labor
- many of these corporations are actively investing in technology that is designed to divest from human labor
- the same scrutiny that we have to those business practices, which are designed to divest from human labor
- reflected, the policy imperatives of the people who helped to create that wealth by selling their labor
Summary:
The meeting was a press conference and Q&A led by Rep. Shaun Scott to promote the proposed Well Washington Fund, a new dedicated account intended to raise about $3 billion annually through a corporate payroll tax on wages above $125,000. Scott said the bill would help offset expected federal cuts under Trump-era policies and support programs most at risk, including cash assistance, higher education, health care, housing, and wildfire mitigation. He also referenced two related proposals: restoring wildfire mitigation funding by ending a tax break for large banks, and allowing counties to raise corporate taxes.
Several advocates and affected residents testified in support of progressive revenue. Michelle Thomas of the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance warned that federal homelessness policy changes and state underinvestment could worsen homelessness and evictions. Christina Savitsky, a disabled veteran, described how Medicaid, food assistance, and work requirements would affect her family. Representatives from the University of Washington AAUP said federal cuts and Medicaid changes threaten teaching, research, workforce training, and hospital finances. Fatima Boxwala of Tech for Taxes and Mikey Stramskis of the Washington Federation of State Employees argued that large corporations and the wealthy should pay more to sustain public services and address understaffing, burnout, and service backlogs.
In the Q&A, Scott said the bill may need an emergency clause to make it referendum-proof and argued that the legislature has a mandate to act, citing the 2024 capital gains tax referendum and the state’s regressive tax system. He acknowledged concerns about businesses leaving but said he was more concerned about working people being displaced by unaffordable housing, child care, and health care. No vote or formal committee action occurred; the event was a call for a hearing in the House Finance Committee in 2026 and for legislative passage in both chambers.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 24th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- today's meeting. in memory of Francis Xavier Crowley, known as FX Crowley, a cherished member of the labor
- After graduation, FX built a remarkable career in organized labor, attaining journeyman status with the
- FX also dedicated his time to serving on the executive board of the San Francisco Labor Council for over
- . 25 years and helped organize the city's Catholic labor breakfast for over two decades.
- Beyond his work in labor, FX was also a dedicated public servant across For 18 years, he served on the
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Mar 20th, 2026
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Transcript Highlights:
- Weatherton, I'd like for you to kind of walk us through each one of these labor contracts and where we're
- we were at a six-year projection, and some of the other ones were a four-year projection on these labor
- we were at a six-year projection, and some of the other ones were a four-year projection on these labor
- If they are at 70% of contract labor, I don’t know how many people in this room have had a family member
- “So that’s consistent if we utilize contract labor versus on state payroll, we still get the same match
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 30th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- in which a security guard company can legally classify their security guard employees as contract labor
- Many guard companies are illegally paying their guards with cash or misclassifying them as contract labor
- If the DPS auditor determines that they may be... misclassifying these employees as contract labor, DPS
- It's all just contract labor and you just pay your own bill.
- You know, you can provide materials, and you can contract for service or labor if they provide that same
Bills:
SB 36, HB 1065, HB2929, HB2956, HB3009, HB3420, HB3626, HB3649, HB4956, HB4993, HB5293, HB5308, HB5528, HCR118, SB36, HB4023
Keywords:
transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax, employee classification, private security, misclassification, workforce regulations, Texas Workforce Commission, autism, peace officers, training program, law enforcement, intervention, communication, developmental disability, family violence, central database, criminal offense
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 5th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We have 3.3 million small businesses and our labor force is in excess of 15.5 million individuals.
- have registered apprenticeships, which are apprenticeship programs. with the Federal Department of Labor
- My concern, I think, I'd like to hear a little bit about the Foreign Labor Certificate. program and and
- It is found in the Workers' Compensation Act, and that's actually in the labor code.
- So, for example, if you're hurt on the job... you hurt your knee, you're doing labor, but your boss is
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Mar 5th, 2025
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Labor costs are just one of the pieces that we face. feel like will help address those housing affordability
- military like Liberty Hill so in closing just Central Texas workers need and desire high-skill high-labor
- The intent is to reflect current labor market trends on a statewide or regional basis. takes advantage
- his school superintendents and school personnel to begin crafting. legislation to help address our labor
- seeing and like I mentioned in my testimony And previously, housing affordability is a big issue, and labor
Keywords:
applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This was heard in Labor and Industry, so thank you.
- a number of members in the labor a number of members in the labor committee<03:29:58.120>
who - bipartisan proposal uh in the labor bipartisan proposal uh in the labor committee<03:51:06.000><
- safe time including in the labor safe time including in the labor committee<03:51:18.479>
over - Chair, I think it should be referred back to Labor.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Finance Committee in Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 01:59 pm
Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- allows voluntary withholdings from independent contractors for purposes of an approved Department of Labor
- allows voluntary withholdings from independent contractors for purposes of an approved Department of Labor
- Department of Labor applicable to all types of apprenticeship programs, not only those in the construction
- Department of Labor applicable to all types of apprenticeship programs, not only those in the construction
- Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present and first approved the minutes from the previous meeting. It then took up House Bill 5510, which was amended to incorporate provisions modernizing Alcohol Beverage Control licensing and fees and to treat low-proof spirits more like beer, including a $1.25 per gallon tax. The committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment and reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation.
The committee next considered a major education funding bill, Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 5453. After counsel explained the proposed block-grant school funding structure and supplemental aid for special education, members discussed whether charter schools should be included. The committee adopted an amendment to include charter school students in the special education funding provisions, then adopted another amendment removing certain outdated staffing ratio and administrator limitations effective July 1, 2027. The amended bill was then reported to the full Senate. The committee also took up House Bill 5412, dealing with multi-year contracts for educational materials with technology licensing components and science-of-reading training for K-5 teachers. Members amended the bill to clarify contract language, extend the training timeline, change “endorsement” to “training,” and require charter school teachers to participate. The amended bill was reported to the full Senate.
House Bill 4006, focused on aerospace and advanced manufacturing development, was explained as creating grant and workforce programs tied to aerospace investment and jobs. The committee adopted a strike-and-insert amendment that changed the funding mechanism and other details, then reported the amended bill to the full Senate. Committee Substitute for House Bill 4009 was also amended to shift from the portable benefits concept to a broader workforce-readiness package, including a microcredential program and expansion of the apprenticeship tax credit to all apprenticeship programs; it too was reported to the full Senate. Finally, House Bill 4004, the Recharge West Virginia Act, was explained as a reimbursement program for employers training employees who earn upskill credentials and receive wage increases. The committee adopted an amendment raising the annual employer reimbursement cap from $50,000 to $100,000, then reported the amended bill to the full Senate. The meeting ended with adjournment.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Finance Committee in Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 01:59 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- allows voluntary withholdings from independent contractors for purposes of an approved Department of Labor
- allows voluntary withholdings from independent contractors for purposes of an approved Department of Labor
- Department of Labor applicable to all types of apprenticeship programs, not only those in the construction
- Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then took up several House bills with strike-and-insert amendments. House Bill 5510 was amended to incorporate provisions from Senate Bills 1065 and 928, modernizing Alcohol Beverage Control licensing and adding rules for low-proof spirit alcohol products, including a $1.25 per gallon tax; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation.
The committee then considered House Bill 5453 on school funding. After discussion of a proposed block-grant system and supplemental aid for special education, the committee adopted an amendment replacing much of the bill with weighted funding for level two and level three special education students, exempting those funds from block grant rules and limiting their use to direct instruction. The committee also adopted a clarification to extend the special education funding to charter school students and reported the amended bill to the Senate. House Bill 5412, dealing with multi-year technology licensing contracts for local fiscal bodies and science-of-reading training for K-5 teachers, was amended to clarify contract language, delay implementation dates, change “endorsement” to “training,” and require charter school teachers to participate; it was then reported.
The committee next amended and reported House Bill 4006, which creates aerospace development and workforce grant programs, changing the funding mechanism to use Department of Commerce reporting and personal income tax proceeds rather than direct employee withholdings. It also took up House Bill 4009, combining voluntary portable benefits for independent contractors with microcredentialing and an expanded apprenticeship tax credit, adopted the Finance Committee amendment, and reported it. Finally, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program was amended to raise the annual employer reimbursement cap from $50,000 to $100,000 while keeping the $10,000 per-employee limit, and the committee reported the bill. The meeting ended with adjournment.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight May 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Labor last year. It was approved by the U.S. Department of Labor last year.
- Department of Labor last year. It was approved by the U.S. Department of Labor last year.
- Department of Labor last year. With the intent of voters considering the measure as soon as 2026.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- It goes to the National Labor Relations Board, and it has been held that graduate students could not
- getting back to the National Labor getting back to the National Labor Relations<00:38:04.120>
- <00:38:09.640>
Relations It goes to the National Labor Relations It goes to the National Labor - Senate Bill 831, Senator Ferguson, Labor Law Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations
- , and State Employment Labor Standards.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with an invocation, and welcomed guests including the doctor of the day, a Johns Hopkins student, and visiting scouts. The chamber then moved through first-reading introductions of several House bills, including measures on bullying and harassment reporting, the Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act, Baltimore County nuisance actions, parole hearing commission procedures, a blockchain technology task force, and a task force on deed fraud, all of which were referred to standing committees.
The main floor action centered on layover bills. Senate Bill 932, concerning social media platforms displaying a user’s usual location, was amended to broaden the protected location reference and to protect participants in the Secretary of State’s address confidentiality program; after discussion about whether minors and child-abuse victims were covered, the amended bill was ordered printed for third reading. Senate Bill 623, creating a premium cigar lounge alcoholic beverage license, drew multiple county-specific amendments. Howard County and Baltimore County amendments sought to give priority to existing local tobacco businesses for the new licenses. Supporters said the changes would protect established local shops from out-of-state entities, while opponents argued the bill should remain statewide and not be amended county by county. A motion to special order the bill failed, and the amendments were adopted before the bill was ordered printed for third reading.
Senate Bill 84, on collective bargaining for graduate assistants, also advanced after a committee amendment was adopted. A District 2 amendment was offered to clarify that graduate assistants are employed as teaching, administrative, or research assistants, but the floor leader opposed it, saying the bill’s definition was already clear and the change would create confusion. The minority leader questioned the definition and the relationship between graduate assistants and employees, prompting discussion of collective bargaining as bargaining by employees through representatives. The transcript cuts off before final disposition of that amendment.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had post-Labor Day school start times in Minnesota since 1986.
- We've had Labor Day be early and late. We've made it through this.
- We've had Labor Day be early and late. We've made it through this.
- We have a position in support of a pre-Labor Day start.
- We have a position in support of a pre-Labor Day start.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This was also a request by the employers and the Department of Labor and Industry.
- This was also a request by the employers and the Department of Labor and Industry.
- This was also a request by the employers and the Department of Labor and Industry.
- This was also a request by the employers and the Department of Labor and Industry.
- <00:38:14.640>
and and the department of labor and and the department of labor and industry
Keywords:
firearms, guns, gun rights, gun control, campus safety, public college, university, postsecondary institution, higher education, visitor carry, concealed carry, open carry, campus policy, Minnesota Statutes 624.714, petty misdemeanor, parking lot carry, firearm possession, public safety, college campus, student carry
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- agreement and that do not include a project labor agreement.
- Project labor agreements is a totally different subject.
- Domestic violence and labor exploitation go unnoticed.
- >> Government, Labor, and Elections. >> Government, Labor, and Elections.
- The Labor Subcommittee of Government, Labor, and Elections will be holding its inaugural organizational
Summary:
The House convened with 124 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. Members then adopted a congratulatory House resolution honoring the Kent Island High School boys lacrosse team for winning the 2025 Maryland Class 2A state championship. The House also journalized Baltimore City 2026 bond/loan authorization resolutions and moved a series of introductory House bills and bond initiatives through first reading and committee referral without objection.
On the special order calendar, House Bill 28, concerning higher education/private career schools advertising, received a favorable report and was ordered printed for third reading. House Bill 226, creating a Department of Disabilities housing programs and affiliated foundations structure, was also reported favorably as amended. Two floor amendments were adopted to that bill: one clarifying that any affiliated foundation may only raise funds or provide support and may not run programs or set policy, and another restoring conflict-of-interest and ethics protections, including limits on family members and public ethics application requirements. A later amendment to HB 226 was rejected by a recorded vote of 95 in the negative, and the bill was ordered printed for third reading.
The most extended debate centered on House Bill 229, which increases the Maryland Transportation Authority’s revenue bond limit from $4 billion to $5 billion to help finance the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild. One amendment sought to prohibit toll increases without General Assembly approval; its sponsor argued the added borrowing would likely lead to future toll hikes and that elected representatives should vote on them. The floor leader opposed the amendment, saying it would weaken MDTA’s independent rate-setting authority, harm its bond rating, and increase financing costs, while noting the bill is intended to cover bridge reconstruction costs and federal reimbursement timing. After debate, the amendment failed on a recorded vote, and HB 229 was ordered printed for third reading.