West Virginia AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) 2016 Recorded Votes - State Senate ISSUE #1 - SB 1 - WV Workplace Freedom Act (so-called “right-to-work”). Description: Legislation to allow workers who choose not to participate in a union to benefit from union-company contract negotiations without ever having to pay a single penny for the collective bargaining services. Opponents like to say that this makes states more attractive to businesses, but of the 10 states with the highest unemployment rates, 7 are right to work states. Voting Body: 17-member Senate Judiciary Committee - The Vote: Passage vote of SB 1 as amended to the Full Senate - January 15, 2016 - 1:00PM YEAS: 9 - NAYS: 8- NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER ISSUE #2 - SB 1 - WV Workplace Freedom Act (so-called “right-to-work”). Description: Legislation to allow workers who choose not to participate in a union to benefit from union-company contract negotiations without ever having to pay a single penny for the collective bargaining services. Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Final Passage - RCS #2 – SEQ. NO. 0002 – January 21, 2016 - 1:00PM YEAS: 17 - NAYS: 16 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER ISSUE #3 - SB 1 - WV Workplace Freedom Act (so-called “right-to-work”). Description: Legislation to allow workers who choose not to participate in a union to benefit from union-company contract negotiations without ever having to pay a single penny for the collective bargaining services. Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Concur and Pass - RCS #54 – SEQ. NO. 0054 – February 5, 2016- 11:25AM YEAS: 18 - NAYS: 16 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER ISSUE #4 - SB 1 - WV Workplace Freedom Act (so-called “right-to-work”). Description: Legislation to allow workers who choose not to participate in a union to benefit from union-company contract negotiations without ever having to pay a single penny for the collective bargaining services. Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Veto Override – RCS #87 – SEQ. NO. 0087 February 12, 2016 - 11:45AM YEAS: 18 - NAYS: 16 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER ISSUE #5 - SB 622 - Composition of PEIA Finance Board. Description: Legislation to remove Labor representatives from the PEIA Finance Board. Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Passage – RCS #271 – SEQ. NO. 0271 March 02, 2016- 2:55PM YEAS: 18 - NAYS: 16 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR ISSUE #6 - HB 101 - Budget Bill. Description: Legislation that fails to adequately fund PEIA and raids the state’s Rainy Day Funds. Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Passage – RCS #19 – SEQ. NO. 0019 – June 2, 2016- 5:25PM YEAS: 18 - NAYS: 16 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS COSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR ISSUE #7 - HB 4005 - Repealing prevailing hourly rate of wages requirements. Description: Legislation to repeal state Prevailing Wage for public construction projects, opening the door for out-of-state contractors to bring outside and illegal workers into West Virginia at taxpayer expense. Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: 1st Reading, Rejection – RCS #39 – SEQ. NO. 0039 - February 2, 2016- 12:41PM YEAS: 16 - NAYS: 18 - NOT VOTING: 0 / NAY VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER ISSUE #8 - HB 4005 - Repealing prevailing hourly rate of wages requirements. Description: Legislation to repeal state Prevailing Wage for public construction projects. Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Senate amendment #1, Snyder, incorporate Davis Bacon rules RCS # 46 – SEQ. NO. 0046 - February 3, 2016- 12:08PM YEAS: 16 - NAYS: 18 - NOT VOTING: 0 / NAY VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER ISSUE #9 - HB 4005 - Repealing prevailing hourly rate of wages requirements. Description: Legislation to repeal state Prevailing Wage for public construction projects. Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Senate amendment #2, Romano, grant WV worker’s preference RCS #47 – SEQ. NO. 0047 - February 3, 2016- 12:25PM YEAS: 16 - NAYS: 18 - NOT VOTING: 0 / NAY VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER ISSUE #10 - HB 4005 - Repealing prevailing hourly rate of wages requirements. Description: Legislation to repeal state Prevailing Wage for public construction projects. Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Final Passage – RCS #51 – SEQ. NO. 0051 - February 4, 2016- 12:53PM YEAS: 18 - NAYS: 16 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER ISSUE #11 - HB 4005 - Repealing prevailing hourly rate of wages requirements. Description: Legislation to repeal state Prevailing Wage for public construction projects. Voting Body: 34-member Senate - The Vote: Veto Override – RCS #88 – SEQ. NO. 0088 - February 12, 2016- 12:02PM YEAS: 18 - NAYS: 16 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER ISSUE #12 - HB 4005 - Repealing prevailing hourly rate of wages requirements. Description: Legislation to repeal state Prevailing Wage for public construction projects. Voting Body: 14-member Senate Government Org Committee - The Vote: Report out HB 4005 with recommendation that it do pass February 1, 2016 - 9:00AM YES: 8 - NO: 6 - NOT VOTING: 0 / YEA VOTE IS ANTI-WORKER (D): Democrat, (R): Republican – R-Right, W-Wrong, A-Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained Name in Bold: COPE Endorsed in the most recent election. 2016 Accumulative TOTAL DISTRICT - SENATOR - COUNTY ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R W A R W A SD 1 - Ryan Ferns (R) Ohio W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 0 9 21 0 SD 1 - Jack Yost (D) Brooke - R R R R R R R R R R R 11 0 0 36 0 2 SD 2 - Jeff Kessler (D) Marshall - R R R R R R R R R R - 10 0 0 37 4 0 SD 2 - Kent Leonhardt (R) Monongalia W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 0 0 16 0 SD 3 - Donna Boley (R) Pleasants - W W W W W W W W W W - 0 10 0 16 57 0 SD 3 - Bob Ashley (R) Roane W W W W W W W W W W W - 0 11 0 33 81 1 SD 4 - Mitch Carmichael (R) Jackson W W W W W W W W W W W - 0 11 0 9 43 4 SD 4 - Mike Hall (R) Putnam - W W W W W W W W W W - 0 10 0 12 51 1 SD 5 - Mike Woelfel (D) Cabell R R R R R R R R R R R - 11 0 0 13 2 0 SD 5 - Robert Plymale (D) Wayne - R R R R R R R R R R - 10 0 0 31 21 0 SD 6 - Mark Maynard (R) Wayne W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 0 0 16 0 SD 6 - Bill Cole (R) Mercer - W W W W W W W W W W - 0 10 0 0 15 0 SD 7 - Ron Stollings (D) Boone - R R R R R R R R R R - 10 0 0 16 6 0 SD 7 - Art Kirkendoll (D) Logan R R R R R R R R R R R - 11 0 0 12 4 0 SD 8 - Chris Walters (R) Kanawha - W W W W W W W W W W W 0 11 0 1 15 0 SD 8 - Ed Gaunch (R) Kanawha W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 0 0 16 0 SD 9 - Sue Cline (R) Wyoming - - W W W W W W W W W - 0 9 0 0 9 0 SD 9 - Jeff Mullins (R) Raleigh - W W W W W W W W W W W 0 11 0 0 15 0 SD 10 - Ronald Miller(D) Greenbrier R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 0 19 1 0 SD 10 - William Laird (D) Fayette - R R R R R R R R R R - 10 0 0 29 3 0 Accumulative TOTAL (D): Democrat, (R): Republican – R-Right, W-Wrong, A- Absent, E-Excused, a-abstained Name in Bold: COPE Endorsed in the most recent election. Accumulative 2016 TOTAL DISTRICT- SENATOR - COUNTY ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE ISSUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R W A R W A SD 11 - Robert Karnes (R) Upshur W W W W W W W W W W W - 0 11 0 0 15 0 SD 11 - Greg Boso (R) Nicholas W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 0 0 16 0 SD 12 - Mike Romano (D) Harrison R R R R R R R R R R R - 11 0 0 15 0 0 SD 12 - Doug Facemire (D) Braxton - R R R R R R R R R R R 11 0 0 19 3 0 SD 13 - Robert Beach (D) Monongalia R R R R R R R R R R R - 11 0 0 37 16 0 SD 13 - Roman Prezioso (D) Marion - R R R R R R R R R R - 10 0 0 49 19 0 SD 14 - Bob Williams (D) Taylor R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 0 17 4 0 SD 14 - Dave Sypolt (R) Preston - W W W W W W W W W W - 0 10 0 0 22 0 SD 15 - Craig Blair (R) Berkeley - W W W W W W W W W W W 0 11 0 7 37 0 SD 15 - Charles Trump (R) Morgan W W W W W W W W W W W - 0 11 0 11 50 0 SD 16 - John Unger (D) Berkeley - R R R R R R R R R R - 10 0 0 34 3 2 SD 16 - Herb Snyder (D) Jefferson R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 0 30 7 1 SD 17 - Corey Palumbo (D) Kanawha R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 0 27 13 0 SD 17 - Tom Takubo (R) Kanawha - W W W W W W W W W W - 0 10 0 0 14 0 ONE VOICE, ONE AGENDA, ONE MOVEMENT! West Virginia AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) 2016 Recorded Votes - House of Delegates ISSUE #1 - HB 101 - Budget Bill Description: Legislation that fails to adequately fund PEIA and raids the state’s Rainy Day Funds Voting Body: 100-member House of Delegates - The Vote: Passage – RCS# 698 – June 2, 2016 - 7:06PM YEAS: 60 - NAYS: 37 - NOT VOTING: 3 / YEA VOTE IS CONSIDERED WRONG BY LABOR ISSUE #2 - HB 4005 - Repealing prevailing hourly rate of wages requirements.