The Washington Post recently commented on the long delays faced by federal employees alleging sexual harassment in the workplace, with some lawyers and federal officials feeling that the federal government is lagging behind the private sector in terms of addre... More »
President Trump met with leaders from the country’s largest labor unions yesterday to discuss plans to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Wall Street Journal reports that the administration is trying to gain support from labor unions whi... More »
The Trump Administration estimates that the first stage of its plan to build a border wall between the United States and Mexico would cost $18 billion over the next ten years. This money would be used to build 316 miles of a new physical barrier and strengthe... More »
According to this article, labor unions are using Social Media and lobbying on Capitol Hill to demand that lawmakers end the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The unions argue that NAFTA hurts American workers by allowing unfair competition from for... More »
In the run up to oral argument in the consolidated cases of Murphy Oil USA, Epic Systems, and Ernst and Young, Bloomberg reported that workers’ rights advocates are not waiting to see how the Supreme Court will rule in these cases, but instead, beginning a cam... More »
According to the New York Times, 34,000 participants in the Teamsters union will have their pension benefits cut by nearly 30%. The participants voted to cut benefits in order to help the “cash-strapped plan.” Although more members voted no than voted yes, to ... More »
At the New York Times, Michael Corkery writes about the allies “Dreamers” find in the business world. The article, which identifies public statements made in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by prominent busines... More »
In honor of Labor Day, most of the major news outlets have labor-themed editorials and op-eds today. OnLabor has a wrap up of them here. Politico reports that, according to sources familiar with President Trump’s thinking, the White House has decided to end t... More »
A new Gallup Poll finds that 61 percent of Americans reported that they approve of labor unions. This approval rating is five percentage points higher than last year’s approval rating and the highest approval rating since 2003. 39 percent of Americans ... More »
Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, penned an op-ed in the New York Times explaining his decision to quit President Trump’s Business Council. Trumka explained that it became clear President Trump “had no intention of following through on his commitments ... More »
The Wall Street Journal reports on a “rare instance of agreement between immigration-rights activists and the Trump administration”: activists are applauding the DOL’s suit against an Arizona farm employing H-2A visa-holders. DOL alleged minimum wage violatio... More »
Politico reports that the Senate will likely vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, today. President Trump also appointed current National Labor Relations Board member Philip A. Miscimarra to serve as chairman... More »