Trump’s Labor Department pick has union support. Worker advocates wonder how much power she’d have.
NEW YORK — Union leaders have described President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Labor as a friend of organized labor. But as her confirmation hearing begins Wednesday,…
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Starbucks baristas to strike Friday in LA, other cities – Press Enterprise
Starbucks Workers United said its members are planning to walk out in unionized stores across Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login…
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Is bananageddon ahead? US ports threatened with strikes could stall fruit, auto supplies – Press Enterprise
By Laura Curtis | Bloomberg Just as US policymakers shift focus from curbing inflation to shoring up the job market, the economy faces a jolt that threatens the kind of…
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Early Biden Endorsement From AFL-CIO Came With No Strings Attached
The AFL-CIO, the country’s largest federation of labor unions, did not make any demands of President Joe Biden in return for the group’s earliest-ever endorsement of a presidential candidate, AFL-CIO…
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