With the incumbent and the early front-runner out in Chicago’s mayoral race, the remaining combatants represent a contrast of styles.
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Posted inTAP
Unions for On-Time Construction
Today on TAP: Commerce Department urges chip-makers facing a construction labor crunch to offer child care, use union workers.
Posted inWorking in America
Labor’s Struggle With Anti-Monopoly
The split between two unions on the JetBlue-Spirit merger reveals the dilemma.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Combining Decarbonization, Good Jobs, and Climate Justice
Illinois shows what’s possible. Will Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo be an ally?
Posted inEducation in America
University of California Under Fire for Blackstone Investment
The university has invested $4.5 billion with the real estate arm of the private equity giant.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
East Palestine Residents Are Still Skeptical
High-profile visits, shoddy testing protocols, and unclear FEMA assistance guidelines leave residents worried.
Posted inEconomic Policy
‘We Don’t Want a Subsidy Race’
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is set to unveil guidance on CHIPS Act funding for domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Hochul and Senate Clash on Public Power, With Utility Workers on the Sidelines
The New York Power Authority manages resources built half a century ago. But a plan to make it the vanguard of clean energy could be hamstrung by labor-environmentalist divisions.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How Noncompete Agreements Hamstrung America’s Pandemic Response
When COVID-19 was at its worst, many doctors wanted to go where they were most needed. Their bosses said no.
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Biden’s Trumanesque Strategy
Today on TAP: As in 1948, so in 2024—blue-collar workers are the ball game.
