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Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor secretary
Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell voted no on Chavez-DeRemer's nomination, accusing her of pushing policies that would force Americans to join unions.
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Teachers union agrees to promote critical race theory, debate mandatory vaccination for students
The National Education Association, the largest labor union in the country with 3 million members, is holding its annual meeting this week.
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Service workers union in Illinois spends big on politics, little on members, analyst says
Mailee Smith, senior director of labor policy and staff attorney at the Illinois Policy Institute, said the SEIU
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Court ruling lets union reps attack Freedom Foundation in unionization pitch
State laws and unions’ collective bargaining agreements allow union officers exclusive access to newly hired employees.
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Maryland Democratic Gov. Moore announces program to help Baltimore businesses after bridge collapse
Those eligible to apply for the program have to be Maryland-based businesses, labor unions and trade associations.
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Trump capitalizes on Biden’s increasingly unpopular push for electric vehicles as union workers balk
A new poll shows likely 2024 voters, including Democrats, and labor unions represent auto workers, key to Biden's reelection effort, are unhappy with his EV push.
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Trump admin touts union support for 'big beautiful bill'
In an email press release on Thursday, the White House pointed to backing from the National Fraternal Order of Police, which threw its support behind the plan due to its labor provisions.
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Conservatives push Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger
In a letter to the Surface Transportation Board Friday, over a dozen groups endorsed the merger, which would link 50,000 route miles and 100 ports across 43 states into a single transcontinental rail system.
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Reliably pro-Trump small business group opposes his pick for Labor Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday night nominated Oregon GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as his pick to lead the Department of Labor in his next administration.
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Judge temporarily pauses Trump’s effort to downsize federal workforce
Several labor unions and non-profit groups had filed the lawsuit last month.