August 17th 2022
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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 the...
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 believe...
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 to...
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 violations...
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 of...