WASHINGTON—A top federal appeals court has rejected two federal employees unions’ attempt to stop President Donald Trump’s executive orders intended to weaken their rights. The U.S. Court of Appeals for
WASHINGTON—The final overtime rule the U.S. Department of Labor announced Sept. 24 will exclude 8.2 million workers who would have been entitled to time-and-a-half pay under an Obama-era version of
DETROIT, Mich.—General Motors and the United Auto Workers are making progress toward reaching a deal that would end the 11-day-old strike, representatives for both sides said Sept. 26. But the
WASHINGTON—In the face of a Trump administration campaign to stop letting federal employees have their union dues automatically deducted from their paychecks, the American Federation of Government Employees has created
DALLAS, Tex.—Dallas County became the fifth local government in Texas to increase its employees’ minimum wage to $15 an hour Sept. 17, when the Commissioners Court approved a budget raising
DELTA, British Columbia—About 300 workers at an aircraft-parts factory here were locked out Sept. 16, five months after their contract expired. “Some people were caught by surprise that the employer
As many of you may know, my office enforces state and local prevailing wage laws. That means that if you have done construction work on a New York City public
With the passage of CA AB5 historic landmark legislation, all workers in California – from nail salon workers to app drivers – will now have employee protections in that state.
PERU, Indiana – corporations that offshore good union jobs continue to receive billions of dollars in lucrative federal contracts. Earlier this year, Schneider Electric, a massive French-based company with $2.5
Although the Democratically-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation in July meant to stabilize multiemployer pension plans, the bill will likely face stiff opposition from Republicans if the Senate decides to
