Supreme Court delivers blow to organized labor in fees dispute
From Reuter’s News Service: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a big blow to organized labor, ruling that non-members cannot be forced in certain states to pay fees to…
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Robots or Job Training: Manufacturers Struggle to Improve Economic Fortunes
From today’s New York Times: For Anthony Nighswander, rock-bottom unemployment is both a headache and an opportunity. For businesses and workers, it could be the key to reversing one of…
White House proposes merging Labor and Education into one agency
From today’s Washington Post: The White House on Thursday will propose merging the Education and Labor departments into one federal agency, the centerpiece of a plan to remake a bureaucracy…
SCOTUS defers gerrymandering ruling
From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court declined on Monday to address the central questions in two closely watched challenges to partisan gerrymandering, putting off for another time a…
In parts of America, Department of Labor hasn’t updated “prevailing wage” for taxpayer-funded work in decades
From Bloomberg News Network: Thanks to a web of loopholes and limits, the federal government has been green-lighting hourly pay of just $7.25 for some construction workers laboring on taxpayer-funded…
Supreme Court Sides With Colorado Baker Who Turned Away Gay Couple
From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker on Monday in a closely watched case pitting gay rights against claims of religious freedom. Justice Anthony…
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Trump pardons Dinesh D’Souza on felony campaign contribution violation
From today’s CNBC “Politics” site: Conservative commentator and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza revealed on Friday what he said President Donald Trump told him about why he was getting a pardon. On…
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Trump Changes Executive Regulations to Ease the Firing of Federal Workers
From today’s New York Times: Seizing on a longtime ambition of many Republicans, President Trump on Friday overhauled rules affecting at least two million federal workers, making it easier to…
The face of political corruption in DC? Emails show collaboration among EPA and climate change deniers
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Newly released emails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials collaborating with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings…
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Democrats’ Next Big Thing: Government-Guaranteed Jobs
From today’s New York Times: Prominent Democrats — stung by their eroding support from working-class voters but buoyed by the deficit-be-damned approach of ruling Republicans — are embracing a big…