U.S. House GOP Backs Florida Manufacturers on Jobs Act

The vote backedthe efforts of Florida manufacturers in favor of the bill, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act, that would limit the National Labor Relation Boards power to say where a company set up shop and who they hire.

With unemployment at 10.7 percent in Florida, our government should not be creating policies that hurt employers ability to create jobs, Barney Bishop, Associated Industries of Florida president and CEO, stated in a release.

In this difficult economic time, our states communities cannot afford to lose a single job, which is why this overreach from the NLRB is very concerning. I ask members of our House delegation to vote to defend jobs and support the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act to let Florida workers and job creators know they are on our side.

In Thursday's vote, 238 Republicans voted forthebill, with186 Democrats opposed.

The bill was crafted to block a complaint brought by the NLRB against Boeings expansion into South Carolina.

The NLRB complaint alleges that Boeing violated labor law by setting up the production line for the 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina after the companys union workers in Washington state went on strike.

The U.S. House, voting Thursday along party lines, voted to remove much of the National Labor Relations Boards power.

The bill remains a long way from passage in the Democratic-controlled Senate.