News Articles for H.R.980
H.R.980: To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.
May 27, 2008 69 Senators - Including Hawaii Senators Akaka and Inouye - Vote to ...
... (AWF) condemned the recent Senate cloture vote to proceed to consider HR 980, the so-called âPublic Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007. ...
May 20, 2008 Sen. Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor
Michael B. Enzi , the top Republican on the HELP Committee, to work out a deal that could advance a stalled bill ( HR 980 ) to extend collective bargainin ...
May 20, 2008 Yarmouth forcing 250 families out; Vacationers look closer to home ...
... to public safety employees (HR 980) and of resolving differences between the House and Senate versions of a major higher education overhaul (HR 4137, ...
May 19, 2008 Collective Bargaining
With HR 980, the Congress is also passing a huge unfunded mandate for cities and towns. Collective bargaining would put upward pressure on salaries, ...
May 19, 2008 Kennedyâs Absence Stalls Numerous Bills
... extinguished hopes of passing a bill that would extend collective-bargaining rights to public safety employees ( HR 980 ) and of resolving differences ...
May 19, 2008 Kennedyâs Absence Stalls Numerous Bills
... extinguished hopes of passing a bill that would extend collective-bargaining rights to public safety employees ( HR 980 ) and of resolving differences ...
May 19, 2008 Senate Likely to Consider Collective-Bargaining Bill This Week
The US Senate could consider final action this week on a bill (HR 980) that would expand collective-bargaining rights for public safety employees. ...
May 16, 2008 Lawmakers support fight against public service unions
Corker has proposed an amendment to the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act (HR 980), which would require states to have mandatory collective ...
May 15, 2008 Saying No to Forced Unionization and Card Check
The Heritage Foundation, learning from the past, predicts the future if HR 980 becomes law: The Vallejo City Council voted May 6 to become the largest city ...
May 14, 2008 City Officials Urge the Senate to Vote 'NO' on Mandatory ...
"Our opposition to HR 980/S. 2123 has nothing to do with our support for or against collective bargaining," said Donald J. Borut, NLC executive director. ...
May 14, 2008 Senate battles over GI Bill improvements
... Senate Republicans sought to steal some of the thunder by trying to get their alternative plan attached to HR 980, the Public Safety Employer-Employee ...
May 14, 2008 Democrats Quash GOP Move to Adopt McCainâs GI Bill Alternative
Graham offered his amendment to unrelated collective bargaining legislation ( HR 980 ), saying that he did not anticipate another opportunity to amend a ...
May 14, 2008 Corker Introduces Amendment To Opt Out Of Collective Bargaining
Bob Corker has proposed an amendment to the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act (HR 980), which would give states and municipalities a year to ...
May 13, 2008 Calling the Shots
The Senate today voted 69-29 to invoke cloture on HR 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007, to impose collective bargaining on state ...
May 13, 2008 Bill Requiring Collective Bargaining for First Responders Advances
While the Senate must now debate and approve the bill, HR 980, today's procedural vote signals that passage is likely. The legislation was approved ...
May 12, 2008 This Week in Washington: Congressâ Pre-Memorial Day Agenda
... that would provide collective-bargaining rights for firefighters, police officers, and other state and local public safety officials (HR 980). ...
May 12, 2008 Senate To Consider Collective Bargaining Rights For First Responders
... services personnel -- with collective bargaining rights. The legislation, HR 980, was approved overwhelmingly by the House of Representatives last year.
September 21, 2007 Unionizing Public Safety Employees Threatens Volunteer Fire ...
by James Sherk The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act (HR 980), passed by the House in July and now before the Senate, threatens to put ...
September 14, 2007 Labor's New Threat: Is Our Workplace Free?
Let those who voted for HR 980 know that more workers who protect us will now serve under the shadow of the Union's coercive will. ...
September 13, 2007 New bill could affect public-service workers
... states "would feel an immediate, substantial impact from the legislation," wrote David Denholm of the Public Service Research Foundation about HR 980, ...
September 02, 2007 Public safety chills
Their goal is simple: Ram the Police and Firefighter Monopoly Bargaining Bill (HR 980) into law by any means necessary. Just before the August recess, ...
August 14, 2007 City Of Statesboro Reacts to the passage of HR 980 In the HOUSE
The City of Statesboro’s Mayor and Council Members are expressing their opposition to the July 17th passage of HR 980 in the United States House of ...
August 08, 2007 City of Statesboro City Council Agenda for August 7 2007
... Congressman Barrow expressing our dissatisfaction with his supporting such a bill already (HR 980), without any consultation with Statesboro officials. ...
August 06, 2007 Take DC off the beat
The latest possible intrusion comes in the form of HR 980, which would force every state to allow police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel to ...
July 24, 2007 House Approves Bill to Extend Collective Bargaining Rights to ...
“HR 980 extends the basic right to discuss workplace issues with their employers to our firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical services ...
July 22, 2007 Capitol link in Washington
Voting 314 for and 97 against, the House on July 17 sent the Senate a bill (HR 980) granting limited union rights to police, firefighters, ...
July 19, 2007 Nifong not alone in bearing blame
HR 980 already has 278 cosponsors, including about 60 Republicans. Most, but certainly not all, of the cosponsors are from states that would probably be ...
July 19, 2007 Va. unions would get more clout under bill
HR 980, which passed Monday with a 314-97 vote, would give the commonwealth’s unions new standing to wrangle with police, fire and rescue agencies over ...
July 19, 2007 Teamsters Applaud Passage of Public Safety Workers Bill
WASHINGTON, July 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a major victory, the United States House of Representatives voted 314-97 in support of HR 980, the Public ...
July 18, 2007 Nancy Pelosi: We Must Protect the Rights of Men and Women Who ...
... firefighters and other public safety officers at a rally at the Capitol this afternoon to celebrate House passage today of HR 980, the Public Safety ...
