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Trump administration says crypto is fine as a pension investment
Cryptocurrency has no inherent value and generates no income. That’s why in 2022 DOL advised retirement plans against considering it.
White House targets Women’s Bureau for elimination
A little-known federal agency has supported working women for 105 years. Now the Trump administration wants to shut it down.
Trump budget plan slashes Labor Department
Labor-related programs like JobCorps, a "failed experiment" according to the Trump budget, are slated for elimination.
Smith Tower buffeted by Trump funding freeze
Vancouver's iconic circular high-rise has provided housing to low-income seniors for 60 years. Its managers want to make it new again.
Social Security strains as Trump cuts staff to historic lows
Deep staffing cuts are fueling concerns that the agency is being deliberately weakened to justify privatization.
Judge blocks Trump order that busts unions for federal workers
To bust their unions, Trump declared falsely that dozens of agencies — from BLM to the EPA — have national security as their core mission.
Trump administration slashes worker safety research
The administration is looking to cut two-thirds of the 1,300 staff of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Federal unions go to court to stop Trump order on union rights
Two cases are pending challenging the order that strips about 1 million federal workers of their all union rights.
Rallying for Medicaid as Congress weighs deep cuts
A House Committee wants to cut $880 billion over 10 years from programs it oversees, and it can’t do that without deep cuts to Medicaid.
NLRB’s Gwynne Wilcox: back again, gone again
The National Labor Relations Board is once again without a quorum, which means that labor law appeals will be frozen.
Labor demands return of union apprentice jailed in El Salvador
The deportation case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has gone all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and is drawing worldwide attention.
Senate GOP: No minimum wage increase
With the public in solid support of an increase, Bernie Sanders puts senators on the record, and not for the first time.
Bad boss Elon Musk painted over safety yellow
Elon Musk isn’t just legendarily anti-union. He’s also got a rap sheet with the OSHA, as detailed in a memo put out by the national AFL-CIO.
Former OSHA chief says there’s danger ahead
Jordan Barab served eight years as the Obama administration’s number two official at the agency in charge of worker safety and health.
Trump’s appointee to the NLRB rolls back union gains under Biden
William Cowen was appointed to serve as NLRB's acting general counsel while the permanent nominee, Crystal Carey, awaits Senate confirmation.
Trump terminates union rights for 1 million federal workers
Trump’s March 27 order may go down as the largest and most aggressive single act of union-busting in U.S. history.
Trump orders nationwide layoff of federal mediators
After 78 years of work resolving labor disputes, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is almost entirely shut down.
Trump names corporate lawyer to top spot at NLRB
Employer-side labor attorney Crystal Carey worked for the NLRB from 2009 to 2018 before becoming partner at the world’s 10th largest law firm.
Trump tosses Biden order that raised wages for federal contract workers
The Biden executive order had raised wages for 390,000 workers, about one fifth of the federal contract workforce.
Postal unions protest privatization threats nationwide
President Trump has said privatizing USPS was an idea he’d consider, and on Feb. 24 he said he may put it under the U.S. Commerce Department.


