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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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In a closed meeting, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told the campaigns that Democrats shouldn’t expect union support if they don’t change their ways. By Dave Jamieson HuffPost.com The president of...
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Incoming acting Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella under scrutiny for work with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff: Credit CNBC: Tucker Higgins KEY POINTS Incoming acting Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella will take the...
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AFL-CIO leadership: the two women vying to be America’s top labor official Credit: The Guardian – Steven Greenhouse Liz Shuler and Sara Nelson have many things in common – both...
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Credit: New jersey AFL-CIO As we near the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Committee...
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Democrats want to change that. Credit: Vox.com By Alexia Fernández Campbell A new bill in Congress would represent a major shift in US labor laws. Congressional Democrats want to give...
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The New Jersey State AFL-CIO is pleased to announce that U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) has offered a bipartisan amendment to the Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill,...