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Supreme Court rules against Obama on NLRB recess appointments

June 26, 2014 By John Wojcik

The Supreme Court ruled against the president and supporters in the labor movement by restricting the ability to fill vacant government positions before getting full Senate approval.

Oregon contractor tell NLRB he’d rather close than clean up

June 20, 2014 By Don McIntosh

A painting contractor accused of threatening, bribing, interrogating, discriminating against and firing pro-union workers went without an attorney, and ended up being the prosecution's best witness.

Today in women’s history: Frances Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor

March 4, 2014 By Special to People’s World

The appointment on March 4, 1933, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Perkins the first female cabinet member in U.S. history.

Workers’ rights hardly mentioned by justices at High Court hearing

January 14, 2014 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg

Supreme Court justices began hearings on National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, a case that could determine whether it is legal to stop the ability of workers to exercise their right to form a union.

Today in labor history: Supreme Court used Taft-Hartley Act to break a steel strike

November 7, 2013

In 1947 the 81st Congress, controlled by Republicans for the first time since 1930, overruled President Truman's veto and rammed the Taft-Hartley Law through Congress, severely limited strike activities .