Biden Nominates Julie Su as U.S. Labor Secretary
From today’s New York Times: President Biden on Tuesday announced his intention to nominate Julie Su, the deputy labor secretary, to succeed Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh, who has said…
Pres. Biden to require federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated
From today’s New York Times: President Biden on Thursday will sign executive orders requiring the vast majority of federal workers and contractors who do business with the government to get…
Biden to sign executive orders boosting workers’ rights and pushing for $15 minimum wage for federal staff
From today’s Business Insider Online: President Joe Biden has planned a series of actions aimed at raising the minimum wage for federal staff to $15 and boosting workers’ rights, Brian…
Thousands of Furloughed Federal Workers File for Unemployment Benefits
From today’s New York Times: On the second day of the year, Danielle Miller gave up on the federal government. Furloughed from her Internal Revenue Service job near Cincinnati and…
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Interactive Map: Government Shutdown Is Affecting Federal Workers in All States
From today’s New York Times: About 800,000 federal workers are furloughed or working without pay across the country because of the government shutdown, many of them concentrated in the West.…
In victory for unions, judge overturns key parts of Trump executive orders
From today’s Washington Post: A federal judge late Friday dealt a victory to federal employees and the unions that represent them, invalidating overnight key provisions of a series of Trump…