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4	4	STSESSION H. RES. 170
5	5	Expressing support for Americas Black workers and affirming the need to
6	6	pass legislation to reduce inequalities and discrimination in the workforce.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	FEBRUARY27, 2025
9	9	Mr. E
10	10	VANSof Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr.
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12	12	ARTERof Louisiana, Ms. CLARKEof New York, Mr. DAVISof Illinois,
13	13	Mr. I
14	14	VEY, Mr. JACKSONof Illinois, Mr. JOHNSONof Georgia, Ms. NOR-
15	15	TON, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. VEASEY, Ms.
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17	17	ELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. LEEof Pennsylvania, Ms. BYNUM, and Mr. CARSON)
18	18	submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
19	19	on Education and Workforce
20	20	RESOLUTION
21	21	Expressing support for Americas Black workers and affirm-
22	22	ing the need to pass legislation to reduce inequalities
23	23	and discrimination in the workforce.
24	24	Whereas a competitive economy for the United States re-
25	25	quires the participation of a robust Black workforce;
26	26	Whereas unjust Black labor, first through forced slave labor,
27	27	and later through dangerous, undercompensated, and
28	28	sometimes abusive employment, has been essential to the
29	29	historic success of the American economy;
30	30	Whereas the Black unemployment rate is consistently higher
31	31	than the overall United States unemployment rate, with
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34	34	•HRES 170 IH
35	35	the Black unemployment rate at the time of this resolu-
36	36	tion’s introduction being 3 percentage points higher than
37	37	overall unemployment;
38	38	Whereas full-time Black workers’ median weekly earnings
39	39	historically lag behind the total average median weekly
40	40	earnings, and as of 2023, Black workers take home only
41	41	87 percent of average full-time workers’ median weekly
42	42	earnings;
43	43	Whereas graduation from high school and higher education
44	44	institutions are directly correlated with higher incomes
45	45	and stronger job security, and Black Americans lag in
46	46	completion of higher education, in part due to systemic
47	47	racism within America’s school systems;
48	48	Whereas many States continue to have insufficient labor
49	49	standards, low minimum wages, harmful right-to-work
50	50	laws, inadequate unemployment systems, and a lack of
51	51	State-level protections against discrimination, all of which
52	52	hurt Black workers and families;
53	53	Whereas Black workers face a higher likelihood of fatal and
54	54	nonfatal injuries in the workplace compared to injury
55	55	rates for all workers;
56	56	Whereas studies show that a significant percentage of Black
57	57	workers continue to face discrimination or harassment in
58	58	the workplace on account of their race or ethnicity, re-
59	59	sulting in decreased safety in the workplace, and dis-
60	60	advantages to economic mobility for Black workers;
61	61	Whereas Black workers are more likely to be union members
62	62	than non-Black workers, and have long been important
63	63	participants in the American labor movement and the
64	64	fight for better conditions, more just compensation, and
65	65	the right to organize;
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69	69	Whereas Black women are disproportionately affected by the
70	70	same issues that affect Black men in the workforce, in-
71	71	cluding making only 69 cents for every dollar paid to
72	72	White, non-Hispanic men and having higher unemploy-
73	73	ment rates than Black men;
74	74	Whereas expanding apprenticeships and preapprenticeships
75	75	must be part of any strategy to build careers for Black
76	76	youths, as apprentice and preapprentice programs have
77	77	proven to be a practical and efficient method for high
78	78	school and college students to improve personal economic
79	79	outlooks; and
80	80	Whereas educational opportunities for Black youths should
81	81	encompass a broad range of options to fit the diverse
82	82	needs of young people entering the workforce, including
83	83	making vocational and trade schools, technical colleges,
84	84	higher education institutions, community colleges, job
85	85	training programs, apprenticeships and
86	86	preapprenticeships, and work-study programs more af-
87	87	fordable and accessible: Now, therefore, be it
88	88	Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
89	89	(1) supports efforts to reduce inequalities fac-2
90	90	ing the Black workforce, including closing the wage 3
91	91	gap, closing the unemployment gap, and improving 4
92	92	access to job training programs, career skills build-5
93	93	ing programs, and educational opportunities; 6
94	94	(2) supports the right of every American work-7
95	95	er, regardless of race or ethnicity, to fair wages, safe 8
96	96	working conditions, collective bargaining and orga-9
97	97	nizing rights, and protection from discrimination; 10
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101	101	(3) supports the passage of legislation that 1
102	102	would improve labor conditions for Black workers, 2
103	103	including— 3
104	104	(A) the Protecting the Right to Organize 4
105	105	(PRO) Act; 5
106	106	(B) the National Apprenticeship Act; 6
107	107	(C) the Raise the Wage Act; and 7
108	108	(D) the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-8
109	109	tunity Act; and 9
110	110	(4) recognizes the— 10
111	111	(A) historical and contemporary impor-11
112	112	tance of the Black workforce to American pros-12
113	113	perity and national economic security; and 13
114	114	(B) need to improve economic opportunity 14
115	115	for Black workers as necessary for both indi-15
116	116	vidual well-being and the well-being of the Na-16
117	117	tion. 17
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