Without a quorum at the NLRB, state legislation that codifies collective bargaining for private-sector employees may be key to preserving workers’ rights.
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Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Alleging Mortgage Fraud While Generating Mortgage Fraud
On our live show, David and writing fellow James Baratta discuss the bid to allow crypto as part of the mortgage underwriting process, and more.
Posted inWorking in America
EPA Is ‘100 Percent’ Union-Busting, Workers Say
After ending their collective-bargaining agreements, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered employees to seek prior approval for protected union activities on non-duty time.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Federal Appellate Court Finds the NLRB to Be Unconstitutional
And just like that, it frees Elon Musk—and any fellow employers—to violate whatever rights their workers thought they enjoyed.
Posted inWorking in America
How One Teamsters Local Is Striking to Protect Immigrant Workers
The union wants bosses to turn away immigration authorities unless they show a signed judicial warrant, but resistance is fierce.
Posted inTransportation
Transportation Department Quietly Disbands Advisory Committees
Labor groups representing railroaders worry the move could muzzle frontline worker voices and make it easier for industry to shape regulation.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Nevada’s Trump Slump Bleeds Beyond the Strip
With tourism sagging, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo aims to elevate manufacturing, logistics, and tech. But Trump’s policies are hurting those industries, too.
Posted inWorking in America
Union-Buster in Chief
Trump has surpassed Reagan in his war on workers’ rights.
Posted inWorking in America
FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE
Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Labor Leader Chris Smalls Out of Israeli Prison
The Israeli military detained Smalls in inhumane conditions, advocates said. Crew member Bob Suberi, a U.S.-Israeli peace activist, warned that genocide and violence would spread.
