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• </c><00:19:40.559><c> in</c> 1865, Union soldiers arrived in 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveastston
• </c> first and greatest state in the Union. first and greatest state in the Union.
• </c> under the National Labor Relations Act. under the National Labor Relations Act.
• Let's be clear, union busting is illegal, and it's wrong. Union busting is illegal, and it's wrong.
• </c><05:04:20.958><c> contracts</c><05:04:21.520><c> act</c> faster labor contracts act faster labor

Bills: HB7892 , HR1352 , HB5408 , HR1140 , SB2 , HR1345

Keywords: identity fraud, FAFSA, higher education, financial aid, verification system, labor union, collective bargaining, first contract, initial contract, union certification, union recognition, National Labor Relations Act, NLRA, workplace organizing, labor arbitration, mediation, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, FMCS, binding arbitration, labor relations

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• laborers.
• unions to lessen the hours of labor, increase wages, or better the conditions of the members of these
• unions to lessen the hours of labor, increase wages, or better the conditions of the members of these
• The narrow 30-day window for changing union representation is impractical for a labor force that may
• Our union filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB over this threat, arguing that PeaceHealth

Bills: HB2405 , HB2406 , HB2471 , HB2478 , HB2492

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: mental health, PTSD, treatment program, research, pilot program, veteran support, trauma, healthcare funding, labor, communication, Department of Labor and Industries, workplace standards, modernization, collective bargaining, labor relations, employee rights, union representation, non-covered employees, wage enforcement, labor standards

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• And I think it's unfortunate that the unions, the teachers' unions, haven't...
• The union doesn't have to—there wouldn't be a union to get in the way.
• Unions are unions, and I really appreciate my union.
• Unions are union, and I really appreciate my union.
• They can keep their union. We're not taking your union away.

Bills: S0332 , S0464 , S0576 , S0830 , S0964 , S0984 , S1096 , S1296 , S1298 , S1612 , S1656

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Keywords: public records, public meetings, property rights, transcripts, settlement negotiations, Veterans Day, K-12 schools, holiday observance, education, Florida statutes, cybersecurity, local government, grant program, data-sharing, Florida Digital Service, ransomware protection, county administrators, city managers, exemption, privacy

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• unions.
• unions.
• unions.
• But our labor unions, they fight for the creation of the middle class.
• I love our labor, I love our labor unions, our police officers, our firefighters, correction officers

Bills: S0042 , S0688 , S0762 , S1168 , S1296 , S1298 , S1300 , S1318 , S1332 , S1376 , S1548 , S1570 , S1574 , S1632 , S1634 , S1750

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Keywords: child protection, medical records, investigation, abuse, neglect, healthcare, Child Protection Team, diagnosis, criminal defense, legal representation, death penalty, indigent defense, regional counsel, conflict of interest, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes

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• Good morning, happy Friday, and we will start our Labor and Commerce Committee.
• When employees choose a union, that union assumes a legal duty of fair representation.
• I'm a union organizer representing WPEA.
• Most employees do not ignore their union.
• The bill before you has undergone significant industry stakeholder work between labor, union, and non-union

Bills: HB1347 , HB2091 , HB2264

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: education, funding, student loans, affordability, higher education, public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, unemployment insurance, benefits, employment, layoffs, workforce reduction

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• They bring out labor to help. The inmates actually help clean up the area, but so do the officers.

Bills: S0330 , S0526 , S0862 , S1072 , S1078 , S1192 , S1250 , S1296 , S1298 , S1642 , S1698 , S7022

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Keywords: firefighter disability, law enforcement disability, correctional officer disability, correctional probation officer, presumptive disability, workers' compensation, line of duty presumption, heart disease presumption, hypertension presumption, tuberculosis presumption, public safety employees, first responders, physical examination, preemployment exam, medical specialist, Medicare reimbursement, employing agency, Florida Statutes 112.18, Florida Statutes 943.13, occupational disease

Summary: The committee took up several bills and one set of confirmations. SB 330, relating to disability provisions for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, was explained as clarifying the heart disease presumption and allowing transferred law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if the new agency fails to provide one; it was reported favorably. SB 526, a broad commercial construction bill, was amended with a title amendment and a delete-all amendment before being reported favorably. SB 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at certain executive agencies to reduce hold times, and it was also reported favorably. SB 1078 established gubernatorial transition procedures, including liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment narrowed and reassigned some duties and increased penalties for improper disclosure, and the bill passed favorably. SB 7022 extended and updated a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031, and it was reported favorably. SB 1250 removed the Florida Commission on Human Relations’ requirement to use registered mail for certain notices, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it passed favorably. SB 1698 allowed certain employer notices and posters to be posted electronically instead of physically, and it was reported favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force within the Attorney General’s Office of Civil Rights to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, review hate crime statutes, and issue annual reports. The bill drew extensive public testimony, with many speakers opposing it on First Amendment, academic freedom, and equal-protection grounds and arguing it could chill criticism of Israel or be used selectively; supporters said it was needed to address rising anti-Semitism and that the state’s definition of anti-Semitism had already been adopted in statute. After debate, the bill was reported favorably. SB 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members questioned a separate provision allowing deployment of correctional officers during emergencies, including whether that could intersect with immigration enforcement, but the sponsor said he would follow up and that the bill was aimed at recruitment, retention, and workforce stability. The bill received support from law enforcement and corrections groups and was reported favorably. SB 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, generated the most contentious discussion: it would bar certain pronoun-related requirements, prohibit mandatory training or activities related to sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression as a condition of employment, require sex on employment forms to reflect biological sex, and extend similar protections to public employees and contractors. Supporters framed it as protecting free speech, conscience, and against compelled speech; opponents argued it would authorize discrimination against transgender and nonbinary people, invite litigation, and harm workplace safety and inclusion. An amendment moved the bill into the chapter governing public employers and employees, and the bill was then reported favorably.

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• This is the bill that establishes labor protections for domestic workers separate from the Minimum Wage
• Therefore, the proposed substitute applies to... ...by the National Labor Relations Act.
• This is also agency request from the Department of Labor and Industries.
• That is the National Labor Review Board.
• So this was an L&I request, labor industry's request bill.

Bills: HB2355 , HB2405 , HB2406 , HB2471 , HB2472 , HB2478 , HB2479 , HB2492

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: labor protections, domestic workers, wage standards, employment rights, worker safety, mental health, PTSD, treatment program, research, pilot program, veteran support, trauma, healthcare funding, labor, communication, Department of Labor and Industries, workplace standards, modernization, collective bargaining, labor relations

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• ,</c> pieces of legislation on AI and labor, pieces of legislation on AI and labor, but<00:53:47.680>
• And there's a lot of new and labor.
• </c> consider a 21st century set of labor consider a 21st century set of labor standards<01:24:21.199
• democratic labor federation representing unions<01:30:28.560><c> in</c><01:30:28.719><c> the</c><01:
• ,</c> using these systems to violate labor, using these systems to violate labor, civil<01:31:09.520>

Bills: HF1316 , HF4369

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF1316, child support, new hire reporting, centralized work reporting system, independent contractors, payors, employers, payor of funds, withholding orders, income withholding, child support enforcement, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, gig economy, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers, W-9, W-4, newly hired workers, rehired employees, labor organization

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• All right, good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Labor and Commerce Committee.
• I'm the Deputy Director of Government Affairs at the Washington State Labor Council.
• Good morning, Chair Saldaña and members of the Senate Labor Committee.
• I think we have one person wishing to testify, and that is our agency and Tammy Felon from Labor and
• Tammy Felon on behalf of the Department of Labor and Industries here to speak in favor of this bill.

Bills: HB1526 , HB1069 , HB1347 , HB2091 , HB2264

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: liquor license, snack bar, state regulations, alcohol sales, business licensing, collective bargaining, retirement benefits, employee rights, public sector, supplemental benefits, education, funding, student loans, affordability, higher education, public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation

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• I'm a proud daughter of union members.
• So other unions get this information, and this is to enable the unions to do their legally required work
• I'm a union organizer representing WPEA.
• Now, most employees don't ignore their union.
• union employees have the opportunity to opt out.

Bills: HB2091 , HB2105 , HB2218 , HB2107 , HB2137 , HB2243 , HB2264

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, immigrant worker protections, immigrant rights, worker protections, I-9 audit, Form I-9, employment eligibility verification, workplace raid, federal immigration inspection, employer notice, anti-retaliation, retaliation, Attorney General enforcement, private right of action, labor law, workplace rights

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• This Lodge is the largest union representing Harris County Sheriff's Office employees.

Bills: HB1597 , HB2364 , HB2437 , HB3205 , HB3253 , HB3310 , HB3648 , HB3906 , HB4259 , HB5645

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: county jailer, jail training, veterans, Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, TCOLE, criminal justice system, county jail, law enforcement training, mental health training, jail standards, correctional officers, veteran services, veteran interaction, occupations code, jailer licensing, parking, county courthouse, infrastructure, local government

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• labor unions as the place to build that statewide capacity and infrastructure.
• </c> Development funds identifies labor Development funds identifies labor unions<00:13:32.800><c> as
• We have relationships with our local unions.
• </c> in partnership with their local unions in partnership with their local unions because<01:14:40.120
• </c><01:15:11.400><c> as</c> agreement with our teachers union as agreement with our teachers union as

Bills: HF846 , HF1538 , HF1959

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

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• Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance
• <01:14:40.000><c> of</c><01:14:40.199><c> over</c> union of over union of over 18,500<01:14:42.040><c
• The Department of Labor and Industry has been incredibly supportive. St.
• unions and leadership within that school district.
• unions and leadership within that school district.

Bills: HF1538 , HF1965 , HF2251 , HF2838

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district, cooperative unit, teacher pipeline, alternative licensure, apprenticeship program, labor and industry, union representation

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• Welcome to the Labor and Workplace Standards Committee hearing.
• Along with Patrick Connor, to my right, I am the co-chair of the Labor and Business Working Group on
• both business and labor organizations and wage theft was one of the key topics we discussed.
• Madam Chair, we'll be hearing from Carissa Larson from the Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO.
• As a public sector worker and a member of a union and as a person who has been a union officer in the

Bills: HB2479 , HB2091 , HB2105 , HB2107 , HB2151 , HB2190 , HB2191 , HB2218 , HB2243 , HB2303 , HB2345

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: unpaid wages, wage theft, wage recovery, labor standards, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, worker protection, low-wage workers, back pay, interest on wages, civil penalties, retaliation, immigration status coercion, gig workers, transportation network companies, rideshare drivers, app-based drivers, employment law, wage complaint, payroll enforcement

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• So we decided to organize a union.
• A strike is a tool used by a union.
• A strike is a tool used by a union.
• Our union, WSNA, filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB over this threat, arguing they violated
• Since 2021, 685 stores have unionized, and as of 2025 there are 204 unfair labor practices.

Bills: SB5437 , SB6152 , SB6058 , SB5944 , SB6039 , SB6117

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: noncompete, noncompetition agreement, restrictive covenant, nonsolicitation, employment contract, worker mobility, labor law, wage suppression, trade secrets, confidentiality agreement, franchise, independent contractor, employee mobility, economic growth, entrepreneurship, job mobility, restraint of trade, customer solicitation, post-employment restrictions, FTC noncompete rule

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• Labor, union, and non-union contractors were all at the table with the shared goal of protecting the
• There is a hypothetical situation where the Railway Labor Act disappears and the National Labor Relations
• So railroad workers are covered under the Railway Labor Relations Act or the Railway Labor Act, or the
• Railway Labor...
• So railroad workers are covered under the Railway Labor Relations Act or the Railway Labor Act, or the

Bills: SB6197 , SB6158 , SB6302 , SB5437 , SB6117 , SB5852 , SB5847 , SB6067 , SB6152 , SB6136

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: SB 6197, plumbing contractor, plumber, contractor licensing, licensing enforcement, infractions, administrative penalties, license suspension, certificate suspension, endorsement suspension, registration suspension, Department of Labor and Industries, advisory board of plumbers, penalty schedule, repeat violations, workplace standards, construction trades, professional licensing, Washington state, factory built housing

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• This bill comes to you from the Labor and Commerce Policy Committee.
• of a union.
• of a union. non-neutral messaging, and it gives the appearance of employer endorsement of a union.
• Labor and Industries also indicates an indeterminate impact.
• Unfortunately, if our non-union contractors who are not signatory to project labor agreements are not

Bills: HB1069 , HB2091 , SB6355 , HB2104 , SB6003 , HB2441 , HB2124 , HB2610 , HB2338

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: collective bargaining, retirement benefits, employee rights, public sector, supplemental benefits, public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, electric transmission, energy policies, infrastructure, regulatory framework, transmission systems, aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response

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• It allows those credit unions to offer loan products with the same level of flexibility available to
• the federally chartered credit unions and revises the field of membership for state charter credit unions
• We sat that down and did advance it because the credit unions were running something similar in the Senate
• The bankers and credit unions are all working together on this. Yield to questions. Oh, I'm sorry.

Bills: SB1623 , SB2067 , SB2132

Committee: House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Keywords: credit union, Oklahoma State Credit Union Board, membership, loans, investments, board compensation, financial regulations, financial exploitation, protected adults, financial institution, notification, temporary hold, credit card, surcharge, discounts, consumer protection, payment methods

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• It preserves a secret ballot in union representation decisions, protects employee privacy, and it protects
• employer rights during union organizing efforts in Oklahoma.
• I mean, some entity, a union of some sort, that is based out of California and people that are members
• The requirement, though, to sign up, if you will, with a particular union or organizing in a way for
• In fact, I think people might be Surprised to hear me say I actually support the existence of unions.

Bills: SB1824 , SB1813 , SB1326 , SB1277 , SB1937 , SB1217 , SB1826 , SB1641

Committee: House Business

Keywords: corporation, corporate governance, business entities, Oklahoma General Corporation Act, limited liability company, LLC, shareholder rights, beneficial owner, controlling shareholder, control group, interested director, fiduciary duty, books and records inspection, corporate records, ratification, defective corporate acts, putative stock, stock issuance, treasury shares, rights and options

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• process of unionization.
• And the skilled labor is second to none within And the skilled labor is second to none within our union
• use skilled labor.
• Our unions do that.
• Our unions do that.

Bills: S0198 , S0422 , S1236 , S1356 , S1456 , S1722

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosks, money services business, regulation, financial services, consumer protection, cryptocurrency, registration, ADS-B, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, aviation, airports, airport fees, landing fees, departure fees, touch-and-go landing, general aviation, pilot privacy, airspace radius, aircraft tracking