WYDEN, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Senate colleagues today announced they introduced legislation that would combat wage discrimination and help close the gender wage gap by strengthening the Equal Pay Act of 1963, ensuring women can challenge pay discriminations and hold employers accountable in
Merkley Grills Norfolk Southern CEO over Safety Concerns at Senate Hearing
On March 9, 2023 Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight on the Committee on Environment and Public Works, pressed Alan Shaw, the CEO of Norfolk Southern, to commit to safety improvements before engaging in further stock
Merkley Grills Norfolk Southern CEO Over Safety at Senate Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight on the Committee on Environment and Public Works – pressed Alan Shaw, the CEO of Norfolk Southern, to commit to safety improvements before engaging in
Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Opposing Republican Plan to Impose National Sales Tax
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined his Senate colleagues to introduce a resolution opposing Congressional Republicans’ plan to impose a nationwide sales tax on all goods and services, which would increase prices for hardworking families by 30 percent. Instead of this misguided tax increase, the resolution calls
Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce PRO Act Legislation to Protect Workers’ Right to Organize
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce comprehensive legislation that would protect workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer workplaces in Oregon and nationwide. “From child labor laws to sick leave and overtime, some of the
Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) to introduce the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act, a bicameral bill that would level the playing field for American workers and small businesses and help ensure that corporations don’t receive any
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