When you think about who is going to be hit the hardest by pollution, whether it’s conventional air water and soil pollution or climate change, it is very often low-income communities and communities of color. The undercutting of these kinds of protections is going to have a disproportionate impact on these very same communities.
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… The same policies do not extend beyond the civil service. Federal agencies continue to require college degrees for contract employees, and federal contractors are rarely able to place workers without four-year degrees on federal projects, regardless of their qualifications. … - page 596
… Adopt the civil service’s skills-based hiring standards for federal contractors. The President should direct the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to adopt the civil service’s skills-based hiring standards for federal contractors and issue waivers from degree-based … - page 596
… Alternative View. While the federal government - 9021 Alternative View. While the federal government has a duty to promote economy and efficiency in federal hiring and contracting, and thus should base … - page 597
… Federal Workforce Development Programs. Existing federally - 9022 Federal Workforce Development Programs. Existing federally … - page 597
… As of 2019, the federal government - 9023 As of 2019, the federal government spent approximately $17 billion annually on 43 federal employment and training programs administered across … - page 597
… strong evidence-based outcomes for each program and tie federal funding for those programs to the outcomes achieved. … strong evidence-based outcomes for each program and tie federal funding for those programs to the outcomes achieved. … - page 597
… programs to ensure outcomebased metrics. DOL and other federal agencies with jurisdiction over employment and … programs to ensure outcomebased metrics. DOL and other federal agencies with jurisdiction over employment and … - page 597
… Federal Unemployment Insurance Program. In the - 9026 Federal Unemployment Insurance Program. In the post-pandemic landscape, the federal government should restore the Unemployment Insurance … - page 597
… - 9031 drastically altered the entire UI ecosystem: The federal-state partnership shifted Chapter Department of … 598 … drastically altered the entire UI ecosystem: The federal-state partnership shifted … drastically altered the … - page 598
… toward federal programs and funding, and - 9032 toward federal programs and funding, and the social insurance … of Labor and Related Agencies Page number 598 … toward federal programs and funding, and the social insurance … - page 598
… either send a strongly worded letter or revoke the entire Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)”* tax credit, which … either send a strongly worded letter or revoke the entire Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)”* tax credit, which … - page 598
… approach undermines worker representation. Federal labor law offers no alternatives to labor unions … approach undermines worker representation. Federal labor law offers no alternatives to labor unions … - page 599
… substitute another union for it for at least one year under federal law (the “certification bar”). Similarly, when … substitute another union for it for at least one year under federal law (the “certification bar”). Similarly, when … - page 603
… while some conservatives have chosen not to address massive federal subsidies for unionized labor, others believe that … while some conservatives have chosen not to address massive federal subsidies for unionized labor, others believe that … - page 604
… The Davis—Bacon Act” requires federally financed - 9084 The Davis—Bacon Act” requires federally financed construction projects to pay Chapter … Agencies Page number 604 … The Davis—Bacon Act” requires federally financed construction projects to pay … The … - page 604
… the prevailing-wage rates that drive up the cost of federal construction by about 10 percent. The Davis—Bacon … the prevailing-wage rates that drive up the cost of federal construction by about 10 percent. The Davis—Bacon … - page 604
… all mandatory Project Labor Agreement requirements and base federal procurement decisions on the contractors that can … all mandatory Project Labor Agreement requirements and base federal procurement decisions on the contractors that can … - page 604
… of the system and principle of conservative policymaking: federalism. State governments already administer … of the system and principle of conservative policymaking: federalism. State governments already administer … - page 605
… Labor Law. The federal laws governing - 9098 Labor Law. The federal laws governing labor-management relations have barely changed in generations, and reforms on the federal level have been almost impossible to get through … - page 605
… Congress should pass legislation allowing waivers from federal labor laws like the NLRA and FLSA under certain … Congress should pass legislation allowing waivers from federal labor laws like the NLRA and FLSA under certain … - page 605
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