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Tweet AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The well-fed Union boss, AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka, took to the pages of The Wall Street Journal to blast an article by investigative journalist Kimberly Strassel. Strassel alleged that Big Labor’s insistence on having the PRO Act codified into the infrastructure bill is hampering bipartisan discussion and passage. Republicans recently countered with a $9...

One in three jobseekers considering a career in social care Researchers said the coronavirus pandemic has helped improve peoples perceptions of working in the sector The adult social care sector has an estimated workforce of 1.52 million (Image: Joe Giddens/PA Wire) Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you ...

(The Center Square) – A metal worker in Colorado Springs filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART) Local 9 union officials was trying to fine him for more $20,000 in lost union dues. Russell Chacon, a former employee of Colorado Sheet Metal, a Colorado Springs-based contractor, alleges the SMART union bosses are attempting to make him pay $21,252 in a “loss of funds” fee after he wo...

The top federal labor arbiter smacked down a controversial Biden appointee's move to dismiss a worker's complaint against union leaders.

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Federal Labor Board’s Staff Cheered Biden’s Unprecedented Firing of Trump-Appointed General Counsel When President Joe Biden fired then-National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Peter Robb within minutes of taking the oath of office on Jan. 20, career staffers cheered, according to internal emails obtained by the National Right to Work Foundation (NRTWF). Biden’s demand that Robb resign his post by the end of the official business day was delivered to him within 23 minutes of ...

Surat (Gujarat) [India], May 14 (PNN): Greenman Viral Desai through his Hearts at Work Foundation, an organization working for the environment, celebrated the auspicious festival of Eid by distributing about 500 saplings on the occasion of Ramadan Eid. At the same time, he specifically appealed to the Muslim community to give children the gift of trees in Eidi. It is noteworthy to mention here that for this noble purpose, Viral Desais foundation contacted various organizations in Surat and deli...

AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu In the deepening of the already cozy relationship between President Joe Biden and Big Labor, Fox News reports on waivers given to certain Biden administration appointees who had prior Union ties: The Biden administration has come under scrutiny from Republicans on Capitol Hill following its decision to circumvent federal ethics rules and staff former union officials in senior posts. Beginning as early as March, the White House waived certain rules for former labor u...

Workers’ Health Care Restored After Union Bosses Back Down Labor execs threatened to withhold benefits to pressure university employees The University of Puerto Rico / YouTube Screenshot Graham Piro • May 1, 2021 4:58 am Employees at the University of Puerto Rico triumphed over union officials who allegedly threatened to withhold their health care benefits for opting out of the union. The workers at the taxpayer-funded university accused the union of refusing to give employees per...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On April 21, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board ("Board" or "NLRB") voted to keep in place its long standing rule limiting when workers can try to remove an existing union from the workplace or bring in another – the so-called "contract bar" doctrine. In June of last year, the Board invited public comment on the contract bar issue and received briefs from unions, employer advocates, l...