A giant federal contractor’s failure to abide by a settlement is building pressure for Biden to take action.
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Posted inWorking in America
President Biden’s Best Agency Is Starved for Cash
The National Labor Relations Board is protecting the labor rights of American workers, but it’s been underfunded for a decade.
Posted inWorking in America
Philadelphia Art Museum Workers Struggle for a Contract
Two years after winning a union vote, workers are still negotiating with the cultural icon. They’re raising the pressure on management.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Labor Slams Pensions for Burnishing Image of Private Equity
As KKR shops around a new ESG fund, top investors are helping promote its image as a socially responsible investor.
Posted inTAP
Man Bites Dog: Mega-Corporation Says It’s OK With Its Workers Unionizing
Today on TAP: Parting company with almost every other U.S. big business, Microsoft says it won’t oppose employee unionization.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Electrical Workers Union Fights to Expand Crypto Mining in New York
The IBEW opposes a bill awaiting signature by Gov. Kathy Hochul that would put a moratorium on new fossil fuel power plants for the crypto industry.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Anti-Worker Judges and the D.C. Circuit
Biden’s judicial nominees for the second-most important court have troubling records when it comes to working people.
Posted inWorking in America
Proposed Federal Drug Testing Changes Could Imperil Transportation Workers
Union officials argue rules would inject chaos into the sector and mistakenly label non–drug users as users.
Posted inWorking in America
Labor’s John L. Lewis Moment
Will today’s unions invest big-time in the young workers now beginning to rebuild American labor? Or will they remain AWOL and ensure the movement’s continued decline?
Posted inPolitics
Inflation? Abortion? Which Matters More in Swing States?
In Nevada and Arizona, unions and progressive groups are beginning to walk precincts, and finding an electorate up for grabs.