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With a wave of unionization sweeping across America, the agency that oversees labor relations is struggling to keep up. The National Labor Relations Board is funded by Congress and its budget is unchanged since fiscal year 2014. Over time, inflation has eaten into that figure to the point that now the agency is effectively operating with a 25% lower budget than nine years ago. ...

Douglas Melamed, an antitrust expert who previously helped defeat Microsoft in a DOJ case, says the FTCs strategy on the Activision Blizzard deal is "nutty."

Royal Mail brought forward its latest recommended posting dates this year by five days to help manage the impact of strike action by members of the Communication Workers Union.

The nations railroad workers say while they have a new contract, theyre still fighting for quality-of-life issues. That was demonstrated at informational gatherings held in Minnesota and other states yesterday. The regional solidarity rallies in Minneapolis and Duluth surfaced after Congress approved a labor deal for the rail industry, averting a strike. ...

Labor unions are calling on Congress to fully fund the National Labor Relations Board before its lame duck session ends. The NLRB has seen its highest caseload increase in decades, but its budget has stayed flat since 2014. When adjusted for inflation and increased cost, that means the agency has actually seen a 25% dip in its budget. ...

CHRISTMAS cards were “torn open and discarded” following a suspected raid on a post box in Rayleigh.

An unprecedented coalition joined together Dec. 12 to advocate for a solution to state health care plan premiums that are set to hit Jan. 1.

The shadow cast by decades of depoliticised workplaces may finally be fading.

A SOUTHEND postman joined tens of thousands of others in a rally in London as part of a strike and protest against what he called “devastating”…

In the health, rail and the postal services, low pay, safety concerns and fear of losing rights have pushed staff to industrial action