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Pro-Employer "Summit on Workers' Empowerment" To Occur Today, October 6th, 2015


Yesterday, I posted an article about the Summit on Worker Voice, hosted by the White House.  (White House to Host "Voice on Worker Summit").  This event, scheduled for Wednesday, is an opportunity to "bring together workers, labor leaders, advocates, forward-leaning employers, members of Congress, state and local officials and others to highlight the relationship between worker voice and a thriving middle class."

Now, the Heritage Foundation has scheduled a "Summit on Workers' Empowerment" for today, October 6th, to "draw attention to excessive government regulations that hold workers back and the issues Big Labor and the enabling administration are causing to the American workforce."  Translation:  We were not invited to the White House event so we are going to stage a pro-employer/anti-union meeting of our own.  

It is not surprising that this pro-employer meeting is to occur, especially given that it takes place a day before the White House event.  Granted, I would expect the event at the White House to get more attention, but this is the employers' side of the table getting a chance to put their positions/issues out front, ahead of the pro-employee meeting on October 7th.  It will be interesting to see how much media attention is given to this event today.

For additional information:  http://www.heritage.org/events/2015/10/workers-summit

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