— Contract talks between Chrysler and the United Automobile Workers began Monday with promises by both sides to reach an agreement that benefits workers, the company and the American taxpayers who bailed out the nation's third-largest automaker.
There is no reason that American workers should be denied a benefit that workers in every other advanced economy already enjoy.
The House also passed a measure to expand a benefits program for workers who lose jobs to foreign competition by a vote of 307 to 122.
Senator Orrin Hatch, the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee, said Republicans were responding to a decision by the White House to include in the free trade legislation the expansion of a benefits program for workers who lose jobs to foreign competition.
While legislators in Washington state have proposed a bill requiring a benefits program for gig workers, Warner has just proposed the first-ever piece of national legislation aimed at helping on-demand and other non-traditional workers without traditional benefits, like paid sick days or a retirement plan, have some sort of a safety net.
The American Dream of college education has turned into a nightmare for many saddled with student debt, but momentum is building in Congress for a solution that could benefit workers and employers alike. .
But the White House joined Congressional Democrats to say that the trade pacts would not advance unless Republicans, who control the House, help pass an extension of a trade-adjustment assistance program benefiting workers who lose jobs when companies move operations overseas.
But the new disclosure rule could benefit workers throughout a particular company that seeks federal contracts, said Mary Kay Henry, SEIU's president.
All workers receive a benefits package including medical insurance.
Time off for illness is a benefit that all workers deserve, whether their employers are large or very small, Ms. Valencia said.
