Representative Mike Kelly Votes in Support of the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act

Representative Mike Kelly Votes in Support of the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) voted in support of the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587), which prohibits the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from dictating where an employer can and cannot locate jobs in the United States. Specifically, H.R. 2587 amends the National Labor Relations Act to state that the NLRB does not have the ability to order an employer to relocate or restore:  “any work, product, production line, or equipment, to rescind any relocation, transfer, subcontracting, outsourcing, or other change regarding the location, entity, or persons who shall be engaged in production or other business operations, or to require any employer to make an initial or additional investment at a particular plant, facility, or location.”

“Today, the House sent an important message to the American worker: we’re fighting for you and for common sense solutions to our nation’s unemployment crisis,” said Rep. Kelly. “The NLRB’s efforts to prevent Boeing from creating more than 4,000 jobs in South Carolina, a state with an unemployment rate of 10.9 percent, was a gross act of government overreach and a prime example of the Board’s extreme and unchecked power. The government needs to get out of the way of the private sector and let great American companies, like Boeing, create the family-sustaining jobs we need to get Americans back to work.”

H.R. 2587 passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 238 to 186, and received support from the following groups: National Association of Manufacturers, National Council of Chain Restaurants, National Retail Federation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Retail Industry Leaders Association, and the Workforce Fairness Institute, among others.

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