Queens steel company must return $6 million in stolen wages to welders, iron workers as part of criminal plea deal

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By JOHN ANNESE New York Daily News A Queens steel-making company must return $6 million in stolen wages to welders and iron workers as part of a plea deal with...

Trump’s large union crowd at Shell was given the option of not showing up — and not getting paid

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Anya Litvak Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The choice for thousands of union workers at Royal Dutch Shell’s petrochemical plant in Beaver County was clear Tuesday: Either stand in a giant hall waiting...

Kline Construction files in bankruptcy court, unions are big creditors

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Joseph P. Smith, Vineland Daily Journal CAMDEN – Kline Construction Co., one of New Jersey’s largest “utility support” companies, filed a petition in U.S. District Bankruptcy Court here on Wednesday...

AOC and Labor Dept. Call Out Barstool Sports Founder for Twitter Threats

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by Jerry Lambe Lawandcrime.com Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was called out by the New York Department of Labor’s official Twitter account and Democratic House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Tuesday for...

UAW members are preparing to live on $250 a week. Here’s why

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UAW and automakers view the current contact negotiations as tough and volatile. UAW see Ford as reasonable ally. GM dominates strike talk. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press As auto...

Anti-union tweets by founder of Barstool Sports draw labor law concerns

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New York State Department of Labor both responded to the tweets, saying the threat might be illegal By Ben Kesslen NBC News The founder of...

America’s Workers Need a Labor Union Comeback

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Employees with more bargaining power would offset concentrated corporate power. By Noah Smith August 6, 2019, 9:30 AM EDT Bloomberg.com There are two basic ways to improve the economic situation...

Trump Finds a Brawler for His War on Workers

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America’s working class is in desperate shape, and its longtime protectors — unions — have lost much of their power. By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist New York Times President Trump...

Latest Trump NLRB Rulemaking Push Focuses on Union Elections

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Robert Iafolla Reporter Bloomberglaw.com The federal labor board has proposed changing three of its rules for bringing in or kicking out unions as workers’ exclusive bargaining representatives. In plans made...

NYC’s $15 minimum wage hasn’t brought the restaurant apocalypse — it’s helped them thrive

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Allana Akhtar BusinessInsider.com New York City restaurant workers saw their pay increase by 20% after a $15 minimum-wage hike, and a new report says business is booming despite warnings that...