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DOGE software approval alarms Labor Department employees

Elon Musk’s DOGE received approval from the Department of Labor to use software that could allow it to transfer vast amounts of data.

NBC News - 6d

AI Transforms the Labor Market, But Not Just by Replacing Jobs

Harvard economists dug into the way technology affects workplaces and hiring over several decades, and found that AI’s arrival is changing the type of worker companies need—already highly trained, ...

Inc. - 1d

Trump fired this independent labor regulator. Now, she’s suing.

The outcome of the case could determine whether other independent agencies can be insulated from the president’s reach.

Politico - Feb. 5

Former National Labor Relations Board member fired by Trump speaks out

Gwynne Wilcox is suing the president, arguing that he had no legal cause to fire her.

CBS News - Feb. 7

Unemployment spiked for Black men in January as more joined the labor force

Black men saw their unemployment rate spike to 6.9% from 5.6% in January, bucking the overall unemployment rate trend for the country.

CNBC - Feb. 7

Judge won’t block DOGE from accessing Labor Department systems

A federal judge Friday evening refused to block the Labor Department from giving Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to confidential systems or firing employees for ...

The Hill - Feb. 8

Judge declines to restrict DOGE's access to Labor Department systems

Six labor unions and the Economic Policy Institute had asked the court to restrict DOGE's access to Labor Department systems.

CBS News - Feb. 7

Trump has paralyzed agency guarding worker rights, labor experts say

President Trump's firing of one of the National Labor Relations Board's five members has left the labor watchdog adrift, experts say.

CBS News - Feb. 10

Trump’s Labor Department Pick Shows He May be Courting Unions

His nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer will challenge the Senate and could show an unusual bipartisan mix on confirmation vote.

Inc. - Feb. 10

Watch Live: Trump's labor secretary pick faces confirmation hearing

Former GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Trump's nominee for labor secretary, faces opposition from at least one member of her own party.

CBS News - 1d

What to expect as Trump’s anti-labor agenda takes shape

The president's anti-worker policies will come as a shock to the union and working-class voters Donald Trump charmed away from Democrats last year.

The Hill - 1d

Republicans set aside doubts about Trump's Labor pick

Republicans appeared to give their blessing to Trump’s pick for Labor secretary, former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), during her confirmation hearing Wednesday despite her past pro-labor ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump Labor Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer Faces Pressure at Senate Hearing

Asked for her views on pro-labor legislation she backed as a House Republican, Lori Chavez-DeRemer said she would simply serve the president’s agenda.

The New York Times - 20h

There are growing signs that the labor market is slowing, Fed’s Bostic says

There are “potential vulnerabilities” that could be worrying going forward.

MarketWatch - 2h

Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee presents a major test

President Donald Trump has repeatedly challenged Senate Republicans with his Cabinet picks

ABC News - Feb. 10

Trump's labor nominee once worked at Planned Parenthood, risking further GOP ire

Labor secretary nominee former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer listed on her questionnaire for a Senate committee that she worked at a Planned Parenthood clinic when she was in her early 20s.

NBC News - Feb. 12

Amazon 'anti-union propaganda,' employee surveillance loom over labor vote at North Carolina warehouse

Italo Medelius-Marsano was a law student at North Carolina Central University in 2022, when he took a job at an Amazon warehouse near the city of Raleigh to earn some extra cash.

NBC News - 6d

Amazon 'anti-union propaganda,' employee surveillance loom over labor vote at North Carolina warehouse

Amazon workers at a facility near Raleigh, North Carolina, are wrapping up a vote this weekend over whether to unionize.

CNBC - 5d

New DNC chair: Union workers, labor leaders will be 'core to my decision-making'

New Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said Tuesday that union workers and labor leaders will be “core to my decision-making.” “As Trump wages his war on working families, ...

The Hill - 2d

Watch live: Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's pick to lead Labor, faces Senate confirmation hearing

Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), President Trump's nominee to head the Labor Department, will testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Wednesday ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump's labor secretary nominee faces questions about unions, right-to-work laws

A Republican-led Senate committee is slated to hold a hearing Wednesday on President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

NBC News - 1d

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