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Aeronautical Repair Station Association Executive Vice President Christian A. Klein released the following statement in the wake of Senate passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill (H.R. 302 as amended) on Oct. 3 by a vote of 93 to 6. The bill, which overwhelmingly passed the House on Sep. 26, now heads to the president’s desk and is expected to be signed into law before the FAA’s authorization lapses on Oct. 7. The FAA bill includes a new Department of Transportation-administered grant program (Sec.
The 50,000 Flight Attendants at 20 airlines represented by the Association of Flight Attendants–CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA), today cheered the passage of a five-year FAA Reauthorization Bill including a 10 hour minimum rest provision to combat Flight Attendant fatigue. The bill includes more Flight Attendant safety priorities including forever banning knives on planes, no voice calls on planes, and extending the smoking ban to e-cigarettes.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lawrence announces a funding opportunity for the state of Michigan and its surrounding communities through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program.
The DIV program awards between $50,000 to $5,000,000 in flexible, tiered grant funding to test and identify creative solutions to global developmental challenges. These innovative solutions come in many forms –products, technology, services, and the application of creative business models, among other things.
FAVORITE VIDEO: Autonomous technology talk, courtesy of Motor City’s Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.). https://youtu.be/jY-63sV3Kaw
The Congressional Black Caucus is pleased to introduce the Jobs and Justice Act of 2018, an omnibus piece of legislation that addresses a wide range of issues, from comprehensive criminal justice reform to policies that promote economic empowerment. The Jobs and Justice Act proposes bold solutions to address generations of social and economic inequities and injustices. Find the summary here.
Summer might be a time of relaxation for many, but for the Teamsters, it’s been a non-stop push for pension reform in Detroit and across the country in an effort to secure the retirements of upwards of 1.5 million hardworking Americans. The union supports the passage of the Butch Lewis Act of 2017 which was introduced in Congress last November by Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts and has received bipartisan support. The House bill is co-sponsored by Dingell, as well as Reps.
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa joined U.S. Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Debbie Dingell, UAW International Union President Gary Jones, and hundreds of retirees and active members of major unions, at a town hall meeting calling for urgent action to protection pensions. More than 43,000 Michiganders and millions of retirees and workers nationwide are facing a looming pension crisis.
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa joined U.S. Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Debbie Dingell, UAW International Union President Gary Jones, and hundreds of retirees and active members of major unions, at a town hall meeting calling for urgent action to protection pensions. More than 43,000 Michiganders and millions of retirees and workers nationwide are facing a looming pension crisis.
Conversation with the Congresswoman
Monday July 30, 2018
10:00am—11:30am
Lathrup Village Community Room
27400 Southfield Rd. Lathrup Village, MI 48076
Conversation with the Congresswoman
Monday, July 30, 2018
6:00pm—7:30pm
Delite Café & Deli
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14) introduced the Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act, a bill to address pay inequality for young women. Gender pay inequality emerges at the ages of 14 or 15 and persists through full-time adult employment. The impacts of the pay gap lead to a loss of earnings over a woman’s lifetime weakening economic mobility. These effects are even greater for women of color.