Deremer Labor Secretary

Teamsters president pushing Chavez-DeRemer for Labor secretary

Politics - Politico - 8 hours ago

A strike by Greek teachers triggers a broader labor dispute

Striking Greek public school teachers have marched in protest through central Athens as tensions grow between labor organizations and the center-right government over workers’ rights

World - ABC News - October 23

What a new labor contract could mean for Boeing

About 33,000 striking Boeing workers were voting Wednesday on whether to ratify a new contract with the embattled aircraft manufacturing giant. The four-year deal comes with a 35% pay hike, as well ...

Alabama Prison Labor Program Faces Legal Challenges

A work-release program for Alabama prisoners provides labor for corporations and income for the state. Lawsuits are challenging its constitutionality.

Business - The New York Times - October 26

Canada's Labor Minister ends coast-to-coast port labor turmoil, forcing unions back to work

Canada's Labor Minister ended labor battles at Vancouver and Montreal ports, the second time the Canadian government has recently forced unions back to work.

Business - CNBC - November 12

Immigrant Labor Powers the Economy. What Will Happen After November 5?

Will the election value or imperil the workers doing jobs that keep GDP growth humming? Campaign rhetoric suggests two starkly different outcomes.

Business - Inc. - October 21

Boeing machinists reject new labor contract, extending strike

Nearly six weeks after walking off the job, members of the union representing more than 30,000 machinists voted Wednesday to reject Boeing's latest offer, a 35 percent raise over four years, and ...

Short on Time, Harris’s Labor Allies Sprint to Reach Working-Class Voters

Unions and their affiliates think they can still break through with the Democrats’ worst demographic, white working-class voters, by hustling on the ground. But it has been a slog.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Review: Labor organizers score against Amazon in 'Union,' a complex, essential documentary

In 2022, Amazon's Staten Island warehouse became the site of a defiant labor showdown that made national headlines, here chronicled in its many twists and turns.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 25

Hundreds of Jews murdered at a little known Nazi labor camp are remembered

The son of a Holocaust survivor has fulfilled a yearslong personal mission with the unveiling of memorials to hundreds of Jews murdered by German forces during World War II

World - ABC News - October 30

Kamala Harris will be a president for the labor movement – and for working women | Liz Shuler

As the first female president of the United States’ largest labor federation, I’m proud to support the vice-president. The 6.6 million union women in this country – nearly half of today’s labor ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

White House blames jobs reports on hurricanes and labor strikes

The White House on Friday blamed the stall in job growth in October on the hurricanes and labor strikes in recent weeks. The U.S. added 12,000 jobs and the jobless rate stayed flat at 4.1 percent ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Elon Musk’s canvassing operation sued in California for alleged labor law violations

Plaintiffs accuse America Pac of several violations during its operation to support Orange county’s Michelle Steel. Elon Musk’s troubled canvassing operation on behalf of Donald Trump and the ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

The Biden-Harris Department of Labor is politicizing your retirement savings

The Biden administration's new rule allows retirement plan managers to invest without the consent of participants to achieve their political, social or ideological goals, potentially reducing ...

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Boeing machinists accept labor contract, ending 7-week strike

Boeing sweetened its offer to thousands of striking factory workers, leading machinists union to back the deal.

Boeing machinists end strike after approving labor contract with 38% raises

The vote is the third time since September that Boeing's machinists are considering a new labor deal.

Business - CNBC - November 5

New York Times Launches Election 'Needle' Despite Labor Strike

The news organization had warned that its election-forecasting tool might not be operational; some staffers debate the merits of the labor action.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 5

Trump Is Expected to Upend Biden Labor Policies Favoring Unions

After gains by organized labor under President Biden, a second Trump administration is likely to change course on regulation and enforcement.

Business - The New York Times - November 10

Lockout continues as British Columbia port labor talks break up

World - Yahoo News - November 11

California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor

Prop 6, which would have banned involuntary servitude in prisons, fails in blow to criminal justice reform advocates. California voters have rejected a ballot measure to prohibit forced prison ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

'It's not true': OneTaste founder denies forced labor conspiracy charge

Wellness guru and OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone is facing one charge of forced labor conspiracy. NBC News' Chloe Melas sat down with Daedone to discuss the allegations and her business.

Shen Yun’s Longstanding Labor Practices Attract Regulators’ Scrutiny

The New York State Department of Labor has opened an inquiry into the global dance group and its treatment of the children and teenagers who stage its shows worldwide.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Humans must adapt to AI’s fundamental changes to the labor market and the future of learning

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: When AI is discussed in the media, one of the most popular topics is how it could result in the loss of millions of jobs, as AI will be able to automate the routine tasks of ...

Tech - VentureBeat - 8 hours ago

Advice for the next White House press secretary (from a former press secretary)

Because no day is ever the same, and there is no playbook for the job, I have a few tips for the next press secretary.

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Trump picks Howard Lutnik for commerce secretary, Sean Duffy for transportation secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnik to be his commerce secretary and former Wisconsin congressman-turned Fox host Sean Duffy to be secretary of ...

Trump Picks Burgum for Interior Secretary

The North Dakota governor helped strengthen ties between the oil industry and President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Does the U.S. need a secretary of loneliness?

Here’s why governments should invest in fighting social isolation.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Burgum: Interior Secretary and energy czar

Presented by American Chemistry Council — Plus: House Democrats want expanded offshore drilling protections ahead of transition {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Trump expands search for Treasury secretary

President-elect’s top economic appointment has kicked off fierce lobbying among loyalists

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Inside the battle to be Trump’s Treasury secretary

Plus, Chinese ambassador to the US struggles to connect with president-elect’s inner circle

World - Financial Times - 14 hours ago

The mad scramble to be Trump’s Treasury secretary

Politics - Politico - Yesterday

Boeing machinists reject new labor contract, extending more than 5-week strike

Boeing machinists walked off the job on Sept. 13 after overwhelmingly rejecting an earlier proposal.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Boston pizzeria owner gets 8.5 years in prison for forced labor of undocumented workers

The owner of a Boston area pizza chain who forced undocumented victims to work for him in grueling conditions, and under violent physical abuse and threats of deportation, has been sentenced to ...

Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute

A federal appeals court says the National Labor Relations Board was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee stock options

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Ford's October vehicle sales increase 15.2% from subdued levels due to labor strike in 2023

Ford on Monday reported a 15.2% increase in U.S. new vehicles sales in October compared with subdued levels during a union strike in October 2023.

Business - CNBC - November 4

Labor strikes shut down operations at Canada's container ports from East to West Coast, with U.S. trade left in limbo

Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert are at a standstill after ILWU union workers walked off the job, the latest in a string of Canadian labor strikes.