Economy and Jobs

A deal between Boeing and its Machinists union Wednesday could quiet GOP attacks against the Obama administration and National Labor Relations Board about the fate of a South Carolina 787 Dreamliner plant. If the tentative deal is ratified allowing the Boeing’s new 737 MAX aircraft to be built in Renton, Wash., the union said it will withdraw its grievances against the aerospace manufacturer over the South Carolina plant, potentially putting an end to a seven-month, highly charged labor debate. ... Read more

When so many of our fellow citizens are looking for work and America is competing against other countries to land businesses, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to pursue an activist, politically motivated agenda thwarting economic recovery and continuing to place our companies at a competitive disadvantage worldwide. Virtually everyone is familiar with the most glaring example of overreach and union pandering, which is the complaint against Boeing. Despite not a single example... Read more

Congressman Tim Scott’s Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (HR 2587) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today as the first strike in House Republicans’ efforts to roll back burdensome government regulations. The legislation, which was co-sponsored by Representatives Trey Gowdy and Joe Wilson of South Carolina, passed by a bipartisan margin of 238-186 and would prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from dictating the location of American jobs. “Today’s vote ... Read more

Today, Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) introduced the National Labor Relations Reorganization Act. This bill seeks to eliminate the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and allow the Department of Justice Department and Department of Labor to oversee the functions and responsibilities previously delegated to the NLRB in the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). “The National Labor Relations Board has become a sycophant for labor unions and has lost all pretense of objectivity. The NLRB has out... Read more

South Carolina’s 4th District: Crossroads of Higher Education and Job Creation By Reps Trey Gowdy (SC-04) and Virginia Foxx (NC-05) Despite traces of progress in the Department of Labor’s latest jobs report, unemployment remains a major concern in the Carolinas. The regional unemployment rate hovers around 10 percent – well above the national average of 9.1 percent. Getting folks back to work is a top priority in both North Carolina’s 5th district and South Carolina’s 4th district. That is why m... Read more

Committee To Host Field Hearing on Local Education and Job-Training Initiatives WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, August 16 at 1:00 p.m. EST, members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will gather in Greenville, South Carolina for a field hearing entitled “Reviving our Economy: The Role of Higher Education in Job Growth and Development.” Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) will host the field hearing, ... Read more

The purpose of the National Labor Relations Act is to promote the full flow of commerce, to prescribe the legitimate rights of employees and employers in their relations affecting commerce and to protect the rights of the public in connection with labor disputes affecting commerce. In others words, the act is supposed to strike a proper balance among the rights of employees, employers and the public. You would never know it from the recent actions of the National Labor Relations Board. Under the... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: July 7, 2011 CONTACT: Robert Hughes PHONE: 202-225-6030 Gowdy: NLRB Pursuing Activist Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) released the following statement after an Education and Workforce Committee hearing explored new rules proposed by the National Labor Relations Board. “The NLRB is designed to be an impartial arbiter, not an ideologically driven institution catering to the wishes of one specific constituency. Their recent actions, fro... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2011 CONTACT: Robert Hughes PHONE: 202-225-6030 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Trey Gowdy (SC-04) issued the following statement regarding the National Labor Relations Board's proposed changes to the union election process: "With today's proposal, the NLRB has further cemented its status as an unabashed sycophant to Big Labor. Apparently, it was not enough to pursue legally insufficient claims against employers who had the temerity to diversify thei... Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: June 14, 2011 CONTACT: Robert Hughes PHONE: 202-225-6030 House Oversight & Government Reform Committee to Probe Unprecedented NLRB Intervention in South Carolina Job Creation Project (WASHINGTON)—A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) action against the Boeing Company over that firm’s decision to build 787 “Dreamliner” aircraft in South Carolina will be the subject of a June 17 congressional field hearing. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and ... Read more