Congress passed a bipartisan omnibus package that includes greater workplace rights for certain types of employees and more funding for the federal labor board, capping off a legislative year of worker-friendly measures amid increasing unionization efforts.
The House on Friday voted 225-201, with one Democrat voting present, to pass a $1.7 trillion government funding bill that had cleared the Senate the day before. The package, which funds the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2023, includes provisions that expand workplace protections for pregnant and nursing employees and a bump in funding for the National Labor Relations Board.
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