The department has yet to implement a rule requiring its contractors to obey labor laws.
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Posted inWorking in America
Bernie to Biden: You Can Give Rail Workers Sick Days
The Vermont senator leads over 70 members of Congress urging the president to sign an executive order extending sick days for federal contract workers to the rail industry.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Bernie Sanders Puts Amazon’s Billions in Federal Contracts at Risk
A hearing featuring Amazon Labor Union’s Christian Smalls looked at whether the government should continue to use companies as contractors after they engage in union-busting.
Posted inWorking in America
If Congress Can’t Boost Workers’ Rights, the Administration Will Go It Alone
A new report lays out ways that federal agencies can increase worker power.
Posted inTAP
Biden’s Executive Actions to Protect Workers
Today on TAP: The president could be doing a lot more with his executive power.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Eternal Recurrence of Defense Contractor Price-Gouging
For the second time in three years, TransDigm has been caught ripping off the Pentagon for millions of dollars. Will there finally be some accountability?
Posted inWorking in America
How Temp Agencies Keep Their Workers’ Wages Low
The Biden administration has targeted noncompete agreements. But other tactics depress worker wages.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Administration ICE Contracts Encourage Forced Labor
A contract signed in April with the detention facility in Port Isabel, Texas, continues $1-a-day wages for those detained.
Posted inDay One Agenda
$15 an Hour for Federal Contractors Is Great. A Union Is Better.
Biden could kick-start labor organizing, without approval from Congress.
Posted inDay One Agenda
How Biden Can Raise Some Wages Even if Congress Won’t
There’s a lot he and his Labor Department can do, no matter what Congress may or may not enact.