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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April 24
NLRB seeks to compel Amazon to collectively bargain with San Francisco warehouse workers, DoorDash delivery workers and members of Los Deliveristas Unidos rally for pay transparency, and NLRB takes step to drop lawsuit against SpaceX over the firing of employees who criticized Elon Musk.
April 22
DOGE staffers eye NLRB for potential reorganization; attacks on federal workforce impact Trump-supporting areas; Utah governor acknowledges backlash to public-sector union ban
April 21
Bryan Johnson’s ULP saga before the NLRB continues; top law firms opt to appease the EEOC in its anti-DEI demands.
April 20
In today’s news and commentary, the Supreme Court rules for Cornell employees in an ERISA suit, the Sixth Circuit addresses whether the EFAA applies to a sexual harassment claim, and DOGE gains access to sensitive labor data on immigrants. On Thursday, the Supreme Court made it easier for employees to bring ERISA suits when their […]
April 18
Two major New York City unions endorse Cuomo for mayor; Committee on Education and the Workforce requests an investigation into a major healthcare union’s spending; Unions launch a national pro bono legal network for federal workers.
April 17
Utahns sign a petition supporting referendum to repeal law prohibiting public sector collective bargaining; the US District Court for the District of Columbia declines to dismiss claims filed by the AFL-CIO against several government agencies; and the DOGE faces reports that staffers of the agency accessed the NLRB’s sensitive case files.