Michael Bilik News Today

A government shutdown would place NLRB workers on furlough, leaving striking workers without a crucial ally in their fight.

President Biden recently signed a bill forcing rail unions into accepting a contract many of them had rejected. That complicates his promise to be "the most pro-union president" in U.S. history."

The thought from organized labor and union-friendly Democratic allies was that unified control of Congress would be enough to effectuate a substantial boost to the NLRB’s funding levels.

The NLRB’s budget has remained stagnant for nine years, severely undermining its ability to enforce labor laws.

The labor board says that the increase in filings is evidence that the agency’s dwindling budget needs to be increased.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gerald Bryson was fired by Amazon in April 2020 after taking part in several protests of the company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic at its Staten Island, N.Y., facilities.

Years of flat funding -- even under a Democratic Congress -- has left the National Labor Relations Board bleeding staff, imperiling its mission to protect workers.