The House approved the most significant enhancement of labor rights since the New Deal, but the measure appeared headed for a Senate filibuster amid widespread Republican opposition.
Community-driven effort will develop roadmap for university’s next decade
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With an aim to be bold, transformative and collaborative, Washington University in St. Louis has officially begun its strategic planning process to develop a roadmap that will guide the university’s future over the next decade. “WashU Strategic Planning: Defining Our Vision for Washington University’s Future” will be an 18-month endeavor, heavily informed by feedback from members of the university and St. Louis communities.
“This is an exciting time for Washington University, brimming with potential for what will undoubtedly be a remarkable future,” said Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. “After a challenging year in which we have clearly demonstrated that we are capable of doing anything we set our minds to, we are ready to turn our attention to not only maintaining, but building our momentum as we work to advance our mission in education, research and patient care. I’m
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House Democrats Tuesday approved the most significant expansion of labour rights since the New Deal, advancing legislation that would neutralize right-to-work laws in 27 states and bolster workers’ power to organize after years of eroding clout.
The bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize or PRO Act, would amend decades-old labour law to protect workers seeking to form a union from retribution or firing, strengthen the government’s power to punish employers who violate workers’ rights and outlaw mandatory meetings that employers often use to try to quash an organizing drive.
It would also make it harder for companies like Uber and Lyft to classify workers as independent contractors, paving the way for a potentially substantial expansion in the pool of workers eligible to unionize.
Washington University to develop lunar resource utilization technology for NASA
Newswise Power and in-situ resources are two things humans will need as they explore deep space. How future astronauts use these commodities depends on the technology at hand. That’s why NASA is looking to U.S. universities including Washington University in St. Louis for lunar-focused research to bring about advancements in in-situ resource utilization and sustainable power solutions.
NASA announced March 8 that it has selected scientists at Washington University to build a rover-mounted drill sensor to quantify the 3D distribution of water at the moon’s south pole. A laser probe located at the bottom of the drill, capable of analyzing regolith, would quantify the amount of water and other chemicals present beneath the surface.
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