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Dems, Union Leaders Cheer Biden’s Firing of Labor Board Lawyer Democratic lawmakers and their traditional labor union allies are cheering President Joe Biden’s firing of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) general counsel even though Peter Robb’s four-year term had nine months left. House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott praised Biden in a statement issued Jan. 20 for seeking Robb’s resignation; Robb was fired after declining to resign. “It has taken just o...

The COVID-19 crisis presents the greatest challenge in a decade for people’s lives and livelihoods. It has not just caused a public health crisis, it has also caused a financial crisis. The months following the UK’s first nationwide lockdown in March 2020 saw 9.6 million workers furloughed and a record of 370,000 redundancies between August and November. On top of that, about 45% of those in work in February lost earnings in the first few months of the crisis. The number of people claiming...

Mayor Marvin Rees defends new role at Bristol TV production firm He insists its "all above board" and no different than if he did bricklaying or skateboarding 10:19, 10 DEC 2020 SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Marvin Rees has defended taking on a new job at a Bristol-based TV production...