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FILTER RESULTS ►Organized labor to oppose President Obama’s nomination of Penny Pritzker for commerce secretary
By James Warren, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Organized labor will break its silence and oppose President Obama's nominee for Commerce Secretary, Chicago's Penny Pritzker, the Daily News has learned.
Another court says Obama crossed the line re: NLRB
By Chris Woodward, One News Now Last Thursday, May 16, a second federal appeals court ruled that President Obama exceeded his power in making recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, as the Senate was not actually on recess at the time of the appointments.
Jason Reitman’s ‘Labor Day’ Coming Christmas Day
Briefly: Good news for anyone anticipating Jason Reitman‘s latest film, Labor Day. Paramount has enough confidence in it to give the film a date primed for awards consideration. Labor Day will be released Christmas Day, expand on January 10 then go wide January 31. Labor Day Gattlin Griffith as a young boy whose life is turned upside [...]
NewsRoundup & Open Thread for Monday, May 20, 2013
Today's only homing pigeon news: Yes, it's time again to tackle NJ's outdated laws. Labor unions form NJ Super PAC NJ Workers' Voices, a NJ chapter of AFL-CIO's PAC will be an interesting new player in NJ races. Surprise, surprise - Christie oversold his revenue projections again We'll fall short by $1Billion. Show More Summary
Systemic Malfunctioning of the Labor and Financial Markets
Paul Jay of the Real News Network interviews Heiner Flassbeck, who served as director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, known as UNCTAD. He was a vice minister at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Bonn in 1998 and '99. He's now a professor of economics at Hamburg University.
Labor no worse off after the Budget
Good news for Labor. A Budget that should have utterly destroyed its credibility actually leaves it no worse off: WAYNE Swan’s decision…
All the news that’s fit to print
Business groups oppose increased company taxes. Disabled citizens support the national disability scheme. Big miners oppose increased mining taxes. Labor savages Coalition policies. Coalition targets Labor policies. Families oppose reduced childcare benefits. Show More Summary
Secondary Sources: Labor Costs, Inflation, Divided Economists
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
News: Fair Labor Assoc.: Foxconn, Apple still exceed work hours
The Fair Labor Association has released a report acknowledging that Foxconn and Apple are making progress on improving work conditions, but the companies are still exceeding working-hour laws. Apple and Foxconn have agreed to complyShow More Summary
More Bad News for NLRB
It seems like each new week brings another setback for the National Labor Relations Board. This morning, the U.S. CourtRead the Rest...
NLRB pursuing settlements, despite Noel Canning decision
By Carlyn Kolker, Thomson Reuters News & Insight Despite mounting court challenges, the National Labor Relations Board is continuing to function, particularly in the area of case settlements, two regional NLRB directors said on Wednesday.
Harry Reid: Obama's Pick for Labor Secretary Will Get a Vote Soon
Much news has been made of the dozens of judicial slots left vacant due to the constant roadblocks set by Senate Republicans. But Republicans have also blocked or delayed an unprecedented number of cabinet-level presidential nominees...Show More Summary
Labor Department beats the misclassification drum
By Carlyn Kolker, Thomson Reuters News & Insight The Department of Labor is working with state agencies, zeroing in on certain industries and weighing in on private lawsuits, in an effort to end misclassification of workers, a top department lawyer said on Tuesday.
U.S. citizen Bae begins sentence in North Korea prison-state media
(Reuters) - A U.S. citizen began a 15-year hard labor sentence at a "special prison" in North Korea on Wednesday, for what authorities described as crimes against the state, North Korean state news agency KCNA said.
Maine’s largest medical marijuana company accused of anti-union retaliation
By Whit Richardson, The Bangor Daily News A national labor union on Monday morning filed a formal complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against the Wellness Connection of Maine, accusing the medical marijuana company of subjecting its employees to unfair labor practices.
NLRB functions face challenge at every stage
By Amanda Becker, Thomson Reuters News & Insight Employers, who were quick to use the Noel Canning ruling to contest National Labor Relations Board decisions, are now using it to challenge almost every level of the board's operation...
Either Congress Or The Courts Should Rein In Obama Labor Board
By Hector Barreto, Fox News Latino Just recently, the Solicitor General challenged in the United State Supreme Court a recent decision reached by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In its decision Noel Canning v. Show More Summary
CA: BART Launches a Labor News Website
BART is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, www.bartlabornews.com.
Secondary Sources: Labor Force Participation, Small Business, Liquidity Trap
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
Labor & Employment Roundup
Exam season is swamping me, so it feels like a good time for a quick & dirty roundup of recent news: ENDA is back. Senators Merkely (D) and Kirk (R) have introduced it in the Senate. I'm not holding my...
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