labor law
Illinois voters to decide on worker rights constitutional amendment
June 9, 2021Voters will decide whether to enshrine collective bargaining and a ban on the “right to work” into the state constitution.
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New Hampshire House kills ‘right to work’ (for less)
June 4, 2021New Hampshire joins Montana as the second state where, surprisingly, a state legislature with a Republican majority has killed proposed anti-union laws.
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In win for UFCW workers, USDA dumps Trump pork line speedups
June 2, 2021Biden administration throws in the towel on an experimental line speedup program at pork plants started under Trump.
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Biden pushes workers to join unions, sets $15 federal minimum wage
April 27, 2021Lower union membership worsens the pay gap for women and workers of color, Biden's order says.
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Manchin says he supports ProAct, but would keep filibuster
April 26, 2021Maintaining the filibuster, however, could kill the ProAct, the most serious labor law reform since passage of the Wagner Act in the 1930s.
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