Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda is wreaking havoc on the economy in tourism-dependent areas like Las Vegas, experts say.
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Labor Shortages, Declines in Tourism Plague U.S. Economy Under Trump Read Post »
Member educators who oppose the Anti-Defamation League’s aims plan to resist anti-Palestinian interference in schools.
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Members of Educators Union Say Its Capitulation to ADL Betrays Workers, Students Read Post »
The former labor secretary calls Bureau of Labor Statistics “crown jewel” of government efforts to explain the economy.
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Robert Reich: Firing of BLS Chief Is Another Example of Trump’s Dislike of Facts Read Post »
Trump’s proposed 2026 budget would cut nearly $4 billion from national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and more.
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Yosemite Employees Worked for Weeks Without Pay After Chaos of Trump Budget Cuts Read Post »
This month’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was a bit of a bummer. The nonpartisan federal agency announced Friday morning that its relatively rosy forecast earlier this summer had been way off. While BLS had previously reported 291,000 new non-farm jobs in May and June, on further review, the agency concluded that […]
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We’re Officially in Donald Trump’s Mad King Era Read Post »
The workers say their pay and workloads keep them from providing the best possible representation for their clients.
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Facing Rising Caseloads and Stagnant Pay, Hundreds of NYC Legal Workers Strike Read Post »
The administration is planning to overhaul dozens of rules that protect workers from exploitation and wage theft.
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Trump Labor Department Plans to Gut More Than 60 Workplace Regulations Read Post »
Unionization will lead to better and safer patient outcomes, says one medical resident.
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Underpaid, Overworked Medical Residents Who Keep Hospitals Afloat Want a Union Read Post »
Back in 2013, the Obama administration introduced a low-profile but deeply impactful rule for federal contractors: to remain compliant with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, the legions of firms contracting with the federal government would have to work towards a staff that was at least 7 percent disabled. That target, which went into effect […]
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Labor Department Moves to End Disability Hiring Goal for Federal Contractors Read Post »
As President Donald Trump takes a beating from his own MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased pedophile and sex trafficker, his State Department pulled a surprising move: It decimated its office combating human trafficking. As part of a downsizing, the Trump administration on Friday cut 1,353 positions at […]
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The State Department Guts Its Office Combating Human Trafficking Read Post »
On July 7, the US Department of Labor formally withdrew its plan for a rule—introduced during the Biden administration—that would federally end the practice of subminimum wage for disabled people. Over the past decade, 16 states have ended subminimum wage for disabled people, with a few more phasing out this practice. “It’s a cruel irony […]
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Trump Just Made It OK to Continue Paying Disabled Workers Peanuts Read Post »
Nearly 73 million workers fall under such laws, according to a new report.
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18 States Now Have Laws Blocking Cities From Enacting Paid Leave Standards Read Post »
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