House panel approves Right to Organize Act
The Democratic-controlled House Education and Labor Committee passed the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, the most-comprehensive pro-worker rewrite of U.S. labor law in decades. By a party-line 26-21 vote, the committee sent the law, co-written by top...
New Labor Secretary Confirmed
Corporate lawyer Eugene Scalia was confirmed by the Senate as the nation’s next Labor Secretary. On Sept. 26, the Senate voted 53-44, along party lines, to confirm the son of the late conservative U.S. Supreme Court justice, came despite strenuous objections from...
Labor Unions Receive High Marks, Poll Finds
Public perception of labor unions in the United States recently reached nearly a 50-year high. A Gallup poll released in August found 64 percent of Americans approve of labor unions. The results are consistent with the results of similar polls conducted in America...
DOL Flooded with Comments Opposing IRAPs
Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Dorsey Hager made his regular appearance on America’s Work Force Radio, where he discussed Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs) with AWF host Ed “Flash” Ferenc....
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