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Labor Policy
Policy Priorities for 2008
- Oppose unreasonable expansion of workplace mandates and craft alternatives when necessary.
- Aggressively oppose initiatives to make union organizing easier, including union-backed proposals to abolish secret ballot elections in favor of card check majorities for union recognition.
- Oppose efforts to expand leave or to mandate paid sick leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
- Oppose efforts to expand civil rights laws by increasing the amount of punitive and compensatory damages available, the potential for frivolous litigation, and unjustified administrative burdens.
- Block attempts to increase penalties for criminal violations of OSHA.
- Protect the use of binding arbitration in employment.
- Advocate for pro-employer provisions in priority international labor and employment policy proposals.
- Continue pushing for a reasonable application of the revised Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.
- Oppose expanded application of the Davis-Bacon Act in legislative vehicles, such as those funding infrastructure projects.
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