In 2008, Sorozan succeeded in placing "mutual respect" provisions in labor contracts with the state that say harassment, abusive language and bullying behavior will not be tolerated in the workplace.
Both the House bill and health care legislation passed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday contain these provisions.
Around 8, 000 drivers and bus aides with Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union walked off the job Jan. 16 as part of a complicated labor dispute revolving around job security provisions.
But there's a trap in the making: In the name of compromise, Labor's allies may drop card check, demanding in return provisions that could achieve most of Big Labor's expansionary goals.
She continued to have a hard time understanding that he meant the waivers that have been granted to select employers (disproportionately labor unions) to protect them temporarily from early provisions of Obamacare.