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7 Ways Biden Wants to Make America More Like California California Gov. Gavin Newsom appears with Kamala Harris, then a U.S. senator from California and Democrats' nominee for vice president, during a Sept. 15 tour of fire-ravaged properties near Fresno. (Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) Dr. Marilyn Singleton of Redondo Beach, California, says she plans to stick around her home state despite seeing so many others leave amid what she considers a tough climate for business, including fellow medical doctors.  “It would be terrible for California—or as they call it here, Taxifornia...

None of this has dampened Biden’s ardor for organized labor, or Republican opposition to it. Last Monday, Biden issued an executive order establishing the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, a move that aims to help unions expand their ranks. On Tuesday, Biden named Celeste Drake, to head his new “Made in America” program, which is designed to steer more federal money to US manufacturers. Drake is longtime trade expert at AFL-CIO, the US’s largest union federation. Also last week, the White House issued a fact sheet saying that Biden’s propose...

Friday, April 30, 2021 B iden Releases American Families Plan. This week, the White House released an outline of its American Families Plan, which is being touted as the second phase of the administration’s infrastructure proposal (dubbed the “American Jobs Plan”). The American Families Plan would invest $1.8 trillion in education (including training for teachers), federal nutrition programs, childcare, and extending tax credits. Like the infrastructure proposal, the American Families Plan is not a bill (yet), but will rather serve as a first step in what is sure to be a len...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On Monday, April 26, 2021, the White House released a press briefing detailing the establishment of a new White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment (the “Task Force”).  The Task Force, which the White House describes as a “whole-of-government” approach to empowering workers to organize and bargain with their employers, will be chaired by Vice President Harris and vice-chaired by newly appointed Secretary of Labor, Marty Walsh.  The Task Force will include at least twenty cabinet members and heads of feder...

We are wedded to workplace safety news this week. Yesterday marked “ Go Orange Day,” a special way to remember those who have lost their lives to vehicle accidents in work zones. Let's vow to take extra precaution as we move into the spring months and roadway construction season. UNTIL DEATH DO US PART As part of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reportsthat, “while large trucks make up roughly 5% of vehicular traffic, they continue to have a disproportional involvement (33%) in fatal crashes occurring in work zones. In 2019, 842 people died in crashes in highway wor...