9 h. ago White House Celebrates Gains for American Workers on Labor Day

The privater sector has added nearly 500,000 jobs while government payrolls are shrinking. The post White House Celebrates Gains for American Workers on Labor Day appeared first on Breitbart.

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11 h. ago Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights

The president, who has targeted collective bargaining contracts for nearly one million government employees, has said their functions touch on national security.

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13 h. ago Trump Administration and GOP Celebrate Labor Day: The President 'Supports the American Worker'

Key members of Trump world celebrated Labor Day on Monday, making it clear that this president supports the "American worker." The post Trump Administration and GOP Celebrate Labor Day: The President ‘Supports the American Worker’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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18 h. ago From Teddy Roosevelt to Reagan to Trump, presidents have warned of power

President Donald Trump canceled federal worker union contracts using national security exemptions, continuing a century-long presidential battle over public-sector unions.

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20 h. ago Celebrate American workers — not union bosses — on Labor Day

This Labor Day we should remember that being pro-worker means respecting individual choice over union membership rather than supporting coercive union boss tactics.

Society

20 h. ago Labor Day celebration: How President Trump is creating a brighter future for American workers

Department of Labor announces $30 million in workforce training grants and 63 deregulatory actions as part of America's talent strategy to support skilled workers.

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4 d. ago Warehouse automation hasn't made workers safer—it's just reshuffled the risk, say researchers

Rapid advancements in robotics are changing the face of the world's warehouses, as dangerous and physically taxing tasks are being reassigned en masse from humans to machines. Automation and digitization are nothing new in the logistics sector, or any sector heavily reliant on manual labor. Bosses prize automation because it can bring up to two- to four-fold gains in productivity. But workers can also benefit from the putative improvements in safety that come from shifting dangerous tasks onto non-human shoulders.

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5 d. ago Grocery workers union endorses Katie Wilson for Seattle mayor

Grocery workers union endorses Katie Wilson for Seattle mayor  The Seattle Times

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6 d. ago One of Los Angeles’s Most Celebrated Chefs Remakes the Chinese American Combo Plate Spot

One of Los Angeles’s Most Celebrated Chefs Remakes the Chinese American Combo Plate Spot  Eater Los Angeles

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3 w. ago Trump Administration Begins to Strip Federal Workers of Union Protections

The Department of Veterans Affairs appeared to be the first agency to begin terminating union contracts, affecting more than 400,000 workers.

Politics

4 w. ago United States Celebrates Five Years of the Great American Outdoors Act as a Landmark Achievement in Public Land Preservation and Restoration

United States Celebrates Five Years of the Great American Outdoors Act as a Landmark Achievement in Public Land Preservation and Restoration  Travel And Tour World

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4 w. ago More than 3,000 Boeing workers are set to strike after rejecting a contract offer

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union members in Missouri and Illinois rejected a modified contract offered by Boeing last week.

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4 w. ago More than 3,000 Boeing workers begin strike after rejecting a contract offer

Roughly 3,200 workers are striking at sites in Missouri and Illinois. Members of the labor union representing the workers rejected a modified contract offered by Boeing last week.

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