The Milwaukee Courier: Congressman Tom Tiffany Has a Disastrous Anti-Worker Record, Including Opposing Equal Pay for Women and Supporting Child Labor

The Milwaukee Courier: Congressman Tom Tiffany Has a Disastrous Anti-Worker Record, Including Opposing Equal Pay for Women and Supporting Child Labor

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting slams MAGA extremist Congressman Tom Tiffany for having “one of the worst anti-worker and anti-union records in legislative history.” Tiffany voted against a bill ensuring fair pay for women in the workplace and for legislation that weakened child labor laws. The Wisconsin AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the state, has said the legislation gave employers “direct access to child labor.” 

“MAGA extremist Congressman Tom Tiffany has a disastrous anti-worker record and voted against legislation ensuring equal pay for women and for legislation that would roll back child labor laws,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Emily Stuckey. “Congressman Tiffany is as anti-worker as it gets. As Wisconsin families struggle under the affordability crisis Tiffany helped cause, the last thing they need is more of his nearly two-decade-long record of trying to gut labor rights and leave workers with no protections.”

Read below for more from the Milwaukee Courier on MAGA extremist Congressman Tom Tiffany’s disastrous labor record:

Tom Tiffany voted against equal pay for women

• In April 2021, Tiffany voted in the U.S. House against The Paycheck Fairness Act, which would require employers being sued for discrimination to demonstrate that a difference in pay between employees is based on a business-related factor other than sex, such as education, training or experience. 

• The bill would have prohibited employers from retaliating against employees involved in lawsuits under fair labor standards law and would have made it illegal to require salary history during a hiring process.

• Tiffany also specifically voted against an amendment to direct the Labor Secretary to study the gender wage gap among young workers and establish a task force to coordinate efforts to enforce equal pay laws.

• Women in the U.S. earn about 82 cents for every dollar earned by men. The disparities are even worse for women of color. 

Tom Tiffany voted to weaken child labor laws in Wisconsin

• In May 2017, Tiffany voted for AB25, which changed child labor laws so that minors 16 and older no longer have to get a permit from the state to be employed. 

• The Wisconsin AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the state, has said the legislation gave employers “direct access to child labor” by eliminating parental sign-off for 16- and 17-year-olds. 

• Tiffany’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

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