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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: PilieroMazza Celebrates Black History Month: For the PilieroMazza family, Black History Month is not only a celebration of the numerous contributions of people of color, but also highlights for us the efforts our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee undertakes throughout the year to cultivate an inclusive environment for all our colleagues. Read more here. PODCAST: Mergers and Acquisitions in Healthcare: Getting Your House in Order...

Congressional Republicans reintroduced an act Wednesday that would allow employees to opt out of labor union membership. 

Feb 23rd, 2021 4 min read COMMENTARY BY Vice President, Institute for Constitutional Government John is Vice President for the Institute for Constitutional Government and Director of the Meese Center for Legal & Judicial Studies. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the press before departing the White House in Washington, DC, for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 16, 2021. NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP / Getty Images Key Takeaways Since taking office, and ...

Introduction In our last Review, we reported that the National Labor Relations Board had a very busy year.  Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was also a fairly busy year for the Board.  In its final year, the Trump Board produced a number of key decisions for employers.  Whether those decision stand the test of time remains to be seen, because the Biden Board will soon begin its work.  In the meantime, we will review the highlights from 2020 and preview some of the possi...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: American Rescue Plan Moves Forward. Democrats in Congress are moving ahead with President Joe Biden’s “American Rescue Plan.” As of now—and this is still subject to change, of course—it appears that the U.S. House of Representatives’ budget and rules committees will both weigh in on the legislation early next week before sending the bill to the House floor toward the end of the week. At the Buzz, we are keeping an eye on ...

Roger Severino—seen here in January 2018, when he was director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration—is litigating his ouster from an unrelated post by President Joe Biden. (Photo: Aaron Bernstein/Getty Images) Commentary By John G. Malcolm is the vice president of the Institute for Constitutional Government and director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, overseeing The Heritage Foundation’s wor...

Article content The first thing travellers from Vancouver see when they drive into Hope off the Trans-Canada Highway is a handsome old train station. But not for much longer: the District of Hope wants to tear it down. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Historic train station in Hope may be demolished Back to video Hope has been leasing the property where the station is located from the province’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. H...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Each Friday during the first 100 days of the new administration, we will provide a recap of significant initiatives and events that will impact employers.  In week five, the Administration’s labor and employment activity includes a new NLRB General Counsel appointee, an executive order revoking Trump’s industry-led apprenticeship program, the DOL’s continual withdrawal of Trump administration interpretations, and a vow from the...

The Biden administration has made some early moves that strongly suggest it intends significant changes from the five-member National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that manufacturers...

By Don McIntosh President Joe Biden invited 10 top union leaders to the White House Feb. 17 for a meeting alongside Vice President Kamala Harris to talk about COVID relief and his plans to create manufacturing and clean energy jobs. “The middle class built this country, and labor built the middle class,” Biden said in front of cameras before the private meeting began. AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka later called it the most productive Oval Office meeting for working people in years. The Wh...