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July 29, 2022
News & Commentary

Tascha Shahriari-Parsa

In today’s news and commentary: budget reconciliation deal excludes fines for labor law violations; the first union at Trader Joe’s; and the Third Circuit’s blow to unions and other advocacy groups. This week, as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reached a deal with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) for legislation to pass through budget reconciliation, […]

September 10, 2021
News & Commentary

Tascha Shahriari-Parsa

On Thursday, Biden announced plans for a monumental vaccine mandate that could apply to as many as 100 million Americans. Under the mandate, employers with more than 100 workers will need to either be vaccinated or else face weekly testing; businesses will also be mandated to provide paid time off to receive inoculations. The vaccine […]

August 10, 2021
News & Commentary

Jon Levitan

Yesterday Senate Democrats released their $3.5 trillion dollar budget blueprint that they hope to pass via reconciliation without needing any GOP votes. A publicly released memo sent by Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) details the provisions in the budget, including universal pre-K, free community college, and a path to lawful permanent status for undocumented […]

As Dems Mull Reconciliation, NLRA Civil Penalties Are Worth Fighting for

Jul 28, 2021 Benjamin Sachs, Tascha Shahriari-Parsa and Maxwell Ulin

Recently, Senate Democrats have begun discussing plans to enable the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to levy civil monetary penalties on employers who commit unfair labor practices (ULPs) as part of their broader reconciliation bill on infrastructure. While specifics are so far lacking, the proposal is based on what House Democrats already put forward in […]

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As Dems Mull Reconciliation, NLRA Civil Penalties Are Worth Fighting for