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Judges Side With Trump Administration In Bid To Weaken Federal Unions
The decision by a three-judge panel keeps alive a batch of executive orders that unions have been fighting.
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Here's Why Thousands Of Autoworkers Could End Up On Strike Soon
The union and U.S. automakers are bracing for an especially tough fight at the bargaining table this summer.
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Alexander Acosta's Replacement Could Be More Aggressive In Rolling Back Regulations
Acosta stepped down over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, leaving Trump to find a new head for the Labor Department.
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Alex Acosta Defends Handling Of Epstein Case, Signals He's Not Resigning
The labor secretary brokered a deal years ago that helped the financier avoid prison time for sex crimes with minors.
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CBO Says $15 Minimum Wage Would Hike Pay For 17 Million, Eliminate 1.3 Million Jobs
Republicans will highlight the projected job losses, but backers of a $15 wage floor say the benefits exceed the costs.
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The Trump Administration Is Literally Pushing Workers Around
By telling civil servants they need to move, the Trump administration can coerce them into quitting.
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Safety Board Reconsiders Decision To Stop Naming Dead Workers In Official Reports
Occupational safety experts criticized the U.S. Chemical Safety Board for changing a policy that acknowledged and honored those killed.
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Trump Backs Off Plan To Close Job Centers After Outcry From Republicans
Turns out Republicans didn't want to lose jobs and training centers in their districts.
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'Glitch' In GOP Tax Law Comes Back To Bite Trump Megadonors
Some Las Vegas casino magnates are asking Congress to fix an apparent flub in the tax law. Lawmakers are telling them to bargain with their workers first.
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The Postal Service Wants To Slash Benefits For Workers
The agency hopes to get Congress' help in trimming pensions and paid leave, as well as slashing delivery service.
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UAW Loses In Second Attempt To Unionize VW Plant In Tennessee
The election underscores the challenges unions still face in organizing workers in the South.
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Safety Watchdog Stops Including Names Of Dead Workers In Its Investigative Reports
The Chemical Safety Board said it doesn't want to appear as if it's blaming anyone for fatalities. Safety advocates are demanding the agency name names.
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Organized Labor Faces Another Crucial Test In The South
At stake are 1,700 potential members and a major foothold in an area not friendly to unions.
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The Marriott Strike Helped Grow The Largest Hotel Workers Union
Unite Here just won four union elections at Marriott properties, victories it traces in part to the 2018 work stoppage.
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Trump Gets GOP Pushback On Plan To Lay Off Federal Workers
Mitch McConnell and other Republicans aren't thrilled to see cuts to a federal job corps program hitting their own constituents.
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Bernie Sanders Crashes Walmart Shareholder Meeting
The senator and 2020 hopeful also spoke in support of a proposal to put an hourly employee on Walmart's corporate board.
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A Court Blocked Trump's Bid To Weaken Unions. The White House Found Another Way.
With a hand from political appointees, agencies are chipping away at federal union contracts at the bargaining table.
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Delta Tried To 'Trap' Its Own Flight Attendants On A Plane, Messages Show
Someone in the airline's operations control center feared attendants might walk off the plane after working long hours. So they ordered the door closed.
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SEIU Staff Escalates Fight With Management Over Union Contract
A strike is looking more likely inside the headquarters of the 2 million-member labor union.