Labor
(Washington, D.C.)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted for bipartisan legislation increasing the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour over two years, benefiting nearly 13 million American workers and their families. Congressman Al Green was an original cosponsor of H.R. 2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. The House passed the bill this afternoon by a vote of 315 to 116.
(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-9) joined his colleagues on the floor of the House of Representatives today to urge the Republican leadership to raise the minimum wage.
(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) yesterday introduced legislation that would increase the minimum wage to $7.25 by 2007. He was joined by Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member George Miller (CA-07), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Mel Watt (NC-12), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Grace Napolitano (CA-38), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Michael Honda (CA-15), and 42 additional original cosponsors. The Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2006 would raise the minimum wage by linking it to the federal poverty threshold for a fa
(Washington, DC)--In the wake of the tragic March 23, 2005 British Petroleum (BP) refinery explosion that killed fifteen contract workers and injured more than 100, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced HR 3165, the Equal Protection for All Workers Act.
Congressman Al Green's legislation would specifically include contract workers in criminal statutes so that any employer that willfully violates OSHA standards unequivocally may be held criminally accountable for their egregious attempts to circumvent necessary safety standards.