Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, June 11, CDW submitted a letter to all members of the House of Representatives signed by 147 organizations from around the country opposing H.R. 2474, the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.  As CDW’s Chair Kristen Swearingen explained, “H.R. 2474 attacks the gig economy and franchise business model, both of […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions will hold a hearing on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. In response to the introduction of the legislation, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace released the following statement from Chair Kristen Swearingen: “The PRO Act tramples […]

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, March 26, CDW submitted a letter to the House Education and the Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions regarding its hearing on ways to reform federal labor laws. CDW strongly urged the committee not to consider misguided policies of the Obama administration and instead focus on policies that will […]

Washington, D.C. – On February 11, CDW submitted its reply comments on the NLRB’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the joint-employer standard under the National Labor Relations Act. The reply comments reiterate CDW’s support for the Board’s proposed rule while countering unsupported claims made by opponents of the proposal. As Chair of CDW Kristen Swearingen explained, […]