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Federal Hiring Freeze To Hit Rural and Minority Communities the Hardest

Leave a Comment / Government Workers / By max cyril

President Donald Trump issued a memorandum last month freezing the hiring of civilian employees throughout the federal government with the exception of military personnel and “to meet national security or public safety responsibilities.” The order specifies that contracting “to circumvent the intent of this memorandum shall not be permitted.” In addition, it directs the Office …

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The People Fired Puzder

Leave a Comment / Department of Labor / By max cyril

Andy Puzder, President Trump’s pick to run the Labor Department, didn’t really bow out. He was fired. But even though Trump made the phrase “you’re fired” his motto, he didn’t force Puzder out. We did. Working people sent him the pink slip. When Trump was inaugurated less than one month ago, he figured he could …

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What’s Happening to Your Health Care: 3 Things to Know Right Now

Leave a Comment / health care / By max cyril

There is definitely lots of talk about how President Donald Trump and Congress are planning to make major changes to Americans’ health benefits. That’s because Trump and Republican leaders in Congress have said that repealing the Affordable Care Act is one of their top priorities. Although it is not clear when they will act or exactly …

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Trump’s Labor pick hasn’t even had a hearing yet and his confirmation is in serious jeopardy

Leave a Comment / Department of Labor / By max cyril

The fight against President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, fast food CEO Andy Puzder, is shaping up to be as intense as opposition to Betsy DeVos’ nomination for education secretary. Puzder’s long delayed confirmation hearing is set for Thursday, and a few Republican senators are already signaling they may …

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Working People and Their Unions Rally to Support Members Affected by Travel Ban

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Republican takes aim at your right to know how high CEO pay is compared to typical workers

Leave a Comment / Corporate rules / By max cyril

As of January 1, companies will have to make public how much their CEOs make compared to what their average workers make. They don’t like that rule so much — enacted thanks to Dodd-Frank — and they might be able to get it killed. On Monday, the acting chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission …

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Americans are now twice as likely to work in solar as in coal

Leave a Comment / Jobs, Uncategorized / By max cyril

In his first hour as president, Donald Trump promised to resurrect middle-class manufacturing jobs in the United States. It will be all but impossible for him to reverse the tides of globalization and automation, but the future may nonetheless be bright for the American worker, thanks to a trend that predates and will outlast the …

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The Economy Adds 227,000 Jobs in January, and Unemployment Little Changed at 4.8%

Leave a Comment / unemployment / By max cyril

The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in January in the last employment report of the the Barack Obama administration. Unemployment was little changed at 4.8%, according to figures released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. President Donald Trump is inheriting a relatively strong economy based on years of work that Barack Obama and his administration …

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New Congress on Track to Block Long-Sought Workplace and Public Health Protections

Leave a Comment / workplace safety / By max cyril

An estimated 10,000 Americans die from asbestos-caused diseases each year, a figure that’s considered conservative. Asbestos is no longer mined in the United States but it still exists in products here, perpetuating exposure, especially for workers in construction and other heavy industries. In June 2016, after years of debate, the country’s major chemical regulation law …

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