Selected presidential candidate's positions regarding protection of workers faced with job loss during mass layoffs and worksite closings are set forth below:
Barack Obama (Democrat) supports WARN Act reform and is a cosponsor to Sen. Sherrod Brown's bill, the FOREWARN Act of 2007 (S 1792). The FOREWARN Act of 2007 includes provisions that strengthen the WARN Act by lowering thresholds to bring more workers within the Act's protections and by extending the advance notification period from 60 days to 90 days.
Bob Barr (Libertarian) has not expressed an opinion regarding WARN Act reform and did not have the opportunity to vote on a WARN Act reform bill during his tenure in the United States House of Representatives.
Cynthia McKinney (Green Party) has not expressed an opinion regarding WARN Act reform and did not have the opportunity to vote on a WARN Act reform bill during her tenure in the United States House of Representatives. The Green Party Platform calls for regulations to circumscribe the right of corporations to close workplaces and relocate to lower paying locales.
John McCain (Republican) has not expressed an opinion on WARN Act reform bills pending before the United States Senate. Senator McCain opposed passage of the WARN Act in 1988.
Barack Obama (Democrat) supports WARN Act reform and is a cosponsor to Sen. Sherrod Brown's bill, the FOREWARN Act of 2007 (S 1792). The FOREWARN Act of 2007 includes provisions that strengthen the WARN Act by lowering thresholds to bring more workers within the Act's protections and by extending the advance notification period from 60 days to 90 days.
Bob Barr (Libertarian) has not expressed an opinion regarding WARN Act reform and did not have the opportunity to vote on a WARN Act reform bill during his tenure in the United States House of Representatives.
Cynthia McKinney (Green Party) has not expressed an opinion regarding WARN Act reform and did not have the opportunity to vote on a WARN Act reform bill during her tenure in the United States House of Representatives. The Green Party Platform calls for regulations to circumscribe the right of corporations to close workplaces and relocate to lower paying locales.
John McCain (Republican) has not expressed an opinion on WARN Act reform bills pending before the United States Senate. Senator McCain opposed passage of the WARN Act in 1988.