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National
Lawmakers look to boost NLRB funding
With labor activity on the rise this year, 40 U.S. senators say the National Labor Relations Board needs more funding to keep up.
Politics
Senators to CEO Schultz: Stop your union-busting
Starbucks’ boss says only nonunion stores will get raises. Lawmakers called him out for his attempts to dissuade unionizing.
National
Questions for Senator Merkley
With Democrats now in charge of the Senate, Oregon’s Jeff Merkley could help pass major pro-worker legislation. We spoke by phone Jan. 28.
Worker safety
FedEx executive will be Trump’s new OSHA chief
Scott Mugno got the thumbs up from a Senate Committee in a party-line vote Dec. 13.
Comment
Without filibuster reform, worker rights will wither
Employers are increasingly lawless as the NLRB sits vacant
