//  6/25/17  //  Topic Update


President Trump has filled two vacant seats on the NLRB, which will likely undo Obama-era policies on labor (NYT).

At On Labor, Andrew Strom describes how three proposed House bills pose a threat to unions.

The DOJ will not defend the position of the National Labor Relations Board before the Supreme Court in NLRB v. Murphy Oil USA, reversing its prior position (Reuters).

  • Here is the Administration’s amicus brief.

Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

Richard Trumpka, President of the AFL-CIO, harshly criticized President Trump for his divisive rhetoric and continued support of corporations over working class Americans.

Updates | The Week of January 15, 2018

1/14/18  //  Daily Update

The Trump Administration is seeking to revive and broaden a rule that Congress killed last year requiring drug testing for unemployment benefits. There are fewer OSHA workplace safety inspectors under the Trump Administration than under President Obama.

Update | Week of October 30, 2017

11/6/17  //  Daily Update

The Labor Department will appeal a court ruling that threw out an Obama-era rule that would have expanded overtime pay to 4 million more people.