The Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (RESPECT) Act (S. 969) On March 22, 2007 Senators Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) introduced S. 969 to protect nurses and other workers impacted by the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decisions last fall in cases collectively known as Kentucky River. This legislation would ensure that skilled and experienced workers in a wide range of industries who sometimes instruct co-workers do not lose their collective bargaining rights.
ANA Position: SUPPORT!
Co-Sponsors of the RESPECT Act: Daniel Akaka (D-HI) Evan Bayh (D-IN) Joseph Biden (D-DE) Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA) Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Richard Durbin (D-IL) Russ Feingold (D-WI) Tom Harkin (D-IA) Ted Kennedy (D-MA) John Kerry (D-MA) Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Carl Levin (D-MI) Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Patty Murray (D-WA) Barack Obama (D-IL) Jack Reed (D-RI) John Rockefeller IV (D-WV) Bernard Sanders (I-VT) Charles Schumer (D-NY) Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Ted Stevens (R-AK) Jon Tester (D-MT) Jim Webb (D-VA) Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Did your Senators sign the Dear Colleague letter? (List as of 4/11/08) |
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