On Feb. 7, the Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, led by Vice President Kamala Harris Labor Secretary Marty Walsh publicly released its report to President Joe Biden outlining nearly 70 recommendations on promoting worker organizing and collective bargaining for federal, public and private sector employees. Some of the recommendations could have a major impact on small business.
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Pivot, convert, shift, adjust – however you say it, every organization will experience change at some point, and it affects everyone at the company. It is not easy for leadership to keep employees engaged during periods of change.
FLINT, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, participated in and viewed a cybersecurity training demonstration where University of Michigan-Flint students were shown by instructors, through a virtual hacking exercise, how cybercriminals can disrupt entire communities and how network defenders can deter cyber-attacks.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced $244,900 to support rural communities across Northern Michigan. These funds come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program, secured by Senator Stabenow in the 2018 Farm Bill.
Funding Made Possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Signed into Law Last Year
Legislation Will Prevent Conflicts of Interest & Insider Trading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Debbie Stabenow today announced that she cosponsored bills to ban Members of Congress from buying and selling stocks while in office. The bills, the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act and Ban Conflicted Trading Act, will prohibit all Members of Congress from buying and selling individual stocks and similar investments while in office.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today urged President Biden to prioritize robust funding to combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request to Congress. In a letter with their colleagues, Peters and Stabenow asked for funding to support agencies and programs that will help close gaps in PFAS research, protect public health and the environment from PFAS contamination, and support testing and cleanup of contaminated sites. PFAS contamination and exposure has impacted communities and families across Michigan.
Bipartisan Bill Would Bolster Research & Development of Clean Vehicle Technologies
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) announced they reintroduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen research and development of clean vehicle and advanced safety technologies. The Vehicle Innovation Act, which Peters and Stabenow reintroduced with Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), would bolster investment in fuel-efficient cars and trucks to lessen our dependency on foreign oil, reduce carbon emissions, and reinforce America’s leadership developing these critical technologies that will guide the future of mobility. Peters reintroduced similar legislation last Congress.
