Legislative Alert
Letter Opposing Legislation that Would Cut Funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
… 5894) scheduled for floor consideration this week. The AFL-CIO has long argued that funding for worker protections, job training, public health and education are vital to the needs of all Americans. Unfortunately, the Republican allocations for … of job safety, minimum wage and overtime laws. The proposal would reduce critical worker safety and health research and training by $115 million at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. It would also eliminate funding for Adult and Youth Job Training, the Job Corps, the Women’s Bureau and the Bureau of International Labor Affairs. It would cut Title I Grants to …