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THOMAS CATENACCI CONTRIBUTOR Major trade unions including North America’s Building Trades Union and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which en

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 11:17 AM PT – Friday, January 29, 2021 During his first day in office, Joe Biden signed an executive order revoking the permit for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The move was met with immediate backlash. The International Union of Operating Engineers, which endorsed Biden for President, even criticized the move. One America’s Stephanie Myers spoke with Mark Mix, the President of the National Right to Work Foundation, to talk about the free legal aid being off...

Rolling Meadows extends contract with public works employees   Rolling Meadows has inked a two-year extension to a labor contract with public works employees. The city council this week unanimously approved the agreement with International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150. The pact calls for wage increases of 2.25% this year and 2% next year.   The new salaries represent the only changes to the original agreement, approved in July 2018 after the Illinois Labor Relations Board...

GOVERNOR WHITMERS 2021 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS Good evening. Last year, I gave my second State of the State address in the House Chamber here in the capitol. Like much of the last year, this State of the State is different, because it has to be. Tonight, it’s just me and a few people in my Capitol office. And while it’s different, its an opportunity to speak directly to you -- the people of Michigan -- about the past year, and our priorities in 2021. At the risk of losing you in the firs...

GOVERNOR WHITMERS 2021 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS Good evening. Last year, I gave my second State of the State address in the House Chamber here in the capitol. Like much of the last year, this State of the State is different, because it has to be. Tonight, it’s just me and a few people in my Capitol office. And while it’s different, its an opportunity to speak directly to you -- the people of Michigan -- about the past year, and our priorities in 2021. At the risk of losing you in the firs...

Listen to the full interview. Michigan State Representative Felicia Brabec said she was happy to hear the governor say bipartisian action is what is going to help us move forward in the state.  She said it will help put an end to the pandemic, get people vaccinated, and get students and teachers back to school safely. Representative Brabec said she was also pleased the governor addressed improving state roads and preserving our water infrastructure. She also agreed with the governors assessmen...

GOVERNOR WHITMERS 2021 STATE OF STATE ADDRESS Good evening. Last year, I gave my second State of the State address in the House Chamber here in the capitol. Like much of the last year, this State of the State is different, because it has to be. Tonight, it’s just me and a few people in my Capitol office. And while it’s different, its an opportunity to speak directly to you -- the people of Michigan -- about the past year, and our priorities in 2021. At the risk of losing you in the first mi...

Demonstrators including Native Americans protest the Keystone XL pipeline. | Nati Harnik/AP WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s made it official yesterday. He yanked, effective immediatel, the federal construction license for the remaining section of the controversial Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Alberta through the U.S. Even before Biden took the oath of office at noon on Jan. 20, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, citing D.C. lobbyists, reported Biden would cancel the Keysto...

Joe Biden's plan is to reverse all the economic and energy gains made in the last four years.

PA House of Representatives State Rep. Ed Gainey launched a bid to challenge Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s re-election Tuesday night, issuing an emailed statement that said he was running “because I know that the working people of Pittsburgh need opportunities for good union jobs with a living wage and benefits, affordable housing, genuine public safety, and a city where we can all belong and contribute.” The statement said Gainey, 50, plans an official kick-off event to be held Satur...