The Associated Press reports that officials in Stamford, CT are putting the finishing touches on a long-delayed policy to prevent nepotism in city hiring. Several city employees were criticized for hiring family members in recent years. In an effort to respond, a 40-member Board of Representatives passed an ordinance last fall requiring human resources officials to write and implement an anti-nepotism policy.
The New York Times reports that union-organizing efforts at Northwestern may not mean much for public colleges. Labor experts say that it is unlikely that Republic lawmakers will allow public university athlete to unionize.
The Associated Press reports that President Obama again encouraged Congress to pass a bill raising the minimum wage to $10.10/hour during his weekly radio and Internet address. Obama says that increasing the pay for minimum-wage workers would help 28 million workers.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that San Francisco city employees say they can’t afford to live in the city they serve. City employees blame the tech boom for the rising housing costs. The San Francisco city administration is currently negotiating contracts for about 24,000 employees from 27 different unions or groups.
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July 9
In Today’s News and Commentary, the Supreme Court green-lights mass firings of federal workers, the Agricultural Secretary suggests Medicaid recipients can replace deported farm workers, and DHS ends Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans and Nicaraguans. In an 8-1 emergency docket decision released yesterday afternoon, the Supreme Court lifted an injunction by U.S. District Judge Susan […]
July 8
In today’s news and commentary, Apple wins at the Fifth Circuit against the NLRB, Florida enacts a noncompete-friendly law, and complications with the No Tax on Tips in the Big Beautiful Bill. Apple won an appeal overturning a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that the company violated labor law by coercively questioning an employee […]
July 7
LA economy deals with fallout from ICE raids; a new appeal challenges the NCAA antitrust settlement; and the EPA places dissenting employees on leave.
July 6
Municipal workers in Philadelphia continue to strike; Zohran Mamdani collects union endorsements; UFCW grocery workers in California and Colorado reach tentative agreements.
July 4
The DOL scraps a Biden-era proposed rule to end subminimum wages for disabled workers; millions will lose access to Medicaid and SNAP due to new proof of work requirements; and states step up in the noncompete policy space.
July 3
California compromises with unions on housing; 11th Circuit rules against transgender teacher; Harvard removes hundreds from grad student union.