Polls closed Tuesday night in the special house election in Pennsylvania between candidates Lamb and Saccone, with Lamb having a 579 vote lead. Though absentee votes have not yet been counted, Lamb took to the stage on Tuesday evening to announce his victory. Under Pennsylvania law, there is no automatic recount no matter how close the race. The New York Times reports.
After signing in a round of tariffs on imported steel and aluminum last week, President Trump is reportedly eyeing tariffs of about $60 billion of Chinese imports that will target the technology and telecommunications sectors and potentially the intellectual property sector. Lobbyists in Washington are concerned that Trump’s ambitious tariff plan would also include other labor-intensive consumer goods sectors such as apparel, footwear, and toys. Reuters reports.
Black police officers are suing the city of Little Rock, Arkansas for employment discrimination based on age and race. Officers claim that the city violated whistleblower laws whenever a complaint was filed. Some officers are waiting to join the suit pending right-to-sue letters from the E.E.O.C. The New York Times reports.
In recent weeks, the alcohol industry has weighed in on the push for self-driving vehicles. Two large industry groups, one of wine and liquor wholesalers and another from large producers, support autonomous vehicles, which analysts have said could boost liquor sales up to $250 billion. The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility also support technologies that keep drunk drivers off the road. A government report published in 2017 estimated that 1 in 9 workers were employed in jobs that would be directly impacted by the introduction of autonomous vehicles. TheWashington Post reports.
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February 18
In today’s news and commentary, an air traffic union examines the impact of federal aviation worker firings, Southwest Airlines lays off 15% of its corporate workforce, and the NLRB’s General Counsel withdraws Biden-era memos Following the Trump Administration’s dismissal of hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), a […]
February 17
President Trump breaks campaign promise to support workers and Utah’s governor signs a law banning public sector collective bargaining
February 16
Unions fight unlawful federal workforce purges; Amazon union push suffers setback in North Carolina.
February 14
Happy Valentine’s day! In today’s news and commentary, North Carolina Amazon warehouse workers hold a union election, and Trump nominates an Amazon alum to lead OSHA. Workers at an Amazon warehouse just outside Raleigh, North Carolina, are currently holding a union election, with voting taking place this week. If the vote succeeds, the warehouse would […]
February 13
NLRB sues Wells Fargo for preventing fair union election, Trump fires Federal Labor Relations Authority Chairwoman Susan Tsui Grundmann despite independent agency’s for-cause removal protection, and IBEW utility workers for National Grid are set to strike.
February 12
A Kroger worker strike hints at broader dissatisfaction among retail workers, and the American Federation of Teachers filed the latest in a string of lawsuits against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).