Today, the Department of Labor will announce 23 members of the president’s apprenticeship task force. The Wall Street Journal reports that the group will consist of corporate executives, labor unions, and governors and that the task force will be charged with developing a plan to expand the use of apprenticeships in the United States. “Expanding apprenticeships will help Americans learn the skills they need to fill jobs that are open right now and in the future,” said Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta. Members of the task force “will provide varied perspectives that will help guide the administration’s strategy on growing apprenticeship programs nationwide.”
The conservative party won Austria’s national election on Sunday in a major upset, the New York Times reports. The election represents a rightward shift for Austria, which has traditionally been led by the center-left Social Democratic Party. Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s 31-year-old foreign minister, led the conservative party to victory, and in doing so “seiz[ed] on issues like limits to immigration and the threat posed to Austrian identity by Islam.”
Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance that accused NFL teams of collusion to keep him out of the league. His legal representative said that the collusion claim was filed “only after pursuing ever possible avenue with all NFL teams and their executives,” reports the Washington Post. Legal experts think that the claim will be difficult to prove because although the players’ union has a collective bargaining agreement with the league that prohibits teams from conspiring about signing decisions, that same agreement states that “the mere fact that a player is unsigned and evidence about the player’s qualifications to be on an NFL roster do not constitute proof of collusion.”
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July 15
U.S. labor productivity climbs at its fastest pace in decades; a federal judge grants a preliminary injunction to anti-abortion groups challenging Michigan’s civil rights law; and Jackson, Mississippi’s bus workers walk off the job.
July 14
DOJ opens investigation of UAW president; LIUNA protests Pfizer building collapse; national park workers unionize
July 13
New York Times files retaliation suit against the EEOC; US government pushes back TPS designation termination for Haiti; federal judge grants preliminary injunction to federal workers seeking reasonable telework accommodations.
July 12
Postal workers demand investigation into Atlanta distribution center conditions following deaths; University of Chicago Press Workers vote to unionize.
July 10
Brigham and Women’s Hospital locks out 4,000 nurses after one-day strike; appeal filed challenging agency-shop agreements.
July 9
The Second Circuit declines to vacate an arbitration award over a nursing union dispute; federal workers sue the Department of Defense for termination of union contracts; New York City announces settlement with companies for violating New York work laws.