Trump fires Labor Commissioner Who Once Overestimated Job Report by 818,000
President Donald Trump on Friday removed Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer from her post, citing what he claims was politically motivated manipulation of federal employment figures ahead of…
Mexico accepts U.S. trade request to review labor rights at Goodyear plant
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has accepted a request from the United States to review an alleged denial of collective labor rights at U.S. tiremaker Goodyear’s plant in the central state of…
Biden Labor Department Announces Massive Revision To Wage Data, Revealing Much Worse Outlook
Biden Labor Department Announces Massive Revision To Wage Data, Revealing Much Worse Outlook Jason Cohen on June 1, 2023 The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revised a wage growth estimate by a…
Labor costs aren’t driving up inflation: SF Fed paper
Rising U.S. labor costs are doing little to drive up inflation, researchers from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said on Tuesday, a finding that may undercut the argument that wage…
US Labor Department providing $653 million to help states upgrade UI systems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Labor said on Friday it was providing up to $653 million in grants to state governments to help safeguard against fraud by updating their unemployment…
GROVER NORQUIST: Biden’s Radical Labor Nominee Wants To Raise Your Taxes
GROVER NORQUIST: Biden’s Radical Labor Nominee Wants To Raise Your Taxes Grover Norquist on May 20, 2023 President Joe Biden nominated an extraordinarily radical candidate for U.S. Secretary of Labor who wants…
Lewes Duo Indicted on Sex and Labor Trafficking Charges
LEWES, DE – Clifton H. Gibbs, 66, and Brooke D. Waters, 44, have been indicted by a District of Delaware federal grand jury on charges related to sex and labor trafficking. The…
US productivity drops in first quarter; labor costs jump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. worker productivity fell more than expected in the first quarter after growing in the second half of 2022, boosting labor costs, which could see the Federal Reserve keeping…
CBP Modifies Withhold Release Order in Response to Smart Glove’s Successful Actions to Address Forced Labor Supply Chain Issues
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today modified the Withhold Release Order (WRO) against synthetic, disposable gloves produced in Malaysia by a group of companies jointly known as Smart Glove.…
Senate Panel Votes To Confirm Biden’s Embattled Labor Secretary Nominee
Senate Panel Votes To Confirm Biden’s Embattled Labor Secretary Nominee Mary Lou Masters on April 26, 2023 The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted Wednesday in favor of…
U.S. Senate bill aims to bar child labor violators from some federal contracts
By Kristina Cooke, Mica Rosenberg and Joshua Schneyer (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Cory Booker will introduce legislation Tuesday that aims to deter child labor at meatpacking plants by barring some offending…
‘We’re Road Kill’: Independent Contractor Advocates Sound Alarm Over Biden Labor Nominee’s ‘Anti-Business’ Record
‘We’re Road Kill’: Independent Contractor Advocates Sound Alarm Over Biden Labor Nominee’s ‘Anti-Business’ Record Mary Lou Masters on April 19, 2023 Two groups that advocate for independent contractors and small businesses are…
‘Modern Day Slavery’: Sen. Blackburn Says Unaccompanied Migrant Kids Are Being Used For Child Labor, Sex Trafficking
‘Modern Day Slavery’: Sen. Blackburn Says Unaccompanied Migrant Kids Are Being Used For Child Labor, Sex Trafficking Harold Hutchison on April 18, 2023 Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee said Tuesday that…
Biden Admin ‘Didn’t Want To Hear’ Warnings Of Skyrocketing Migrant Child Labor
Biden Admin ‘Didn’t Want To Hear’ Warnings Of Skyrocketing Migrant Child Labor Jennie Taer on April 17, 2023 The Biden administration ignored warnings about migrant children knowingly being released to sponsors exploiting…
U.S. Senate panel to hold hearing on Biden’s Labor nominee Su next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Labor committee will hold an April 20 confirmation hearing on U.S. Labor Secretary nominee Julie Su, panel chairman Senator Bernie Sanders said in a statement. President…
Bipartisan Lawmakers Demand Biden DHS Improve Crackdown On Uyghur Slave Labor
Bipartisan Lawmakers Demand Biden DHS Improve Crackdown On Uyghur Slave Labor Philip Lenczycki on April 11, 2023 The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to…
Union Joe? Biden’s Foreign Mining Subsidy Scheme Riles Organized Labor
Union Joe? Biden’s Foreign Mining Subsidy Scheme Riles Organized Labor Mary Lou Masters on March 23, 2023 Labor unions in the U.S. are pushing back against President Joe Biden for allowing foreign…
Mexico finds ‘serious irregularities’ in labor probe at VU Manufacturing
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government on Thursday said it concluded there were “serious irregularities” hindering free association and collective bargaining at U.S. auto parts maker VU Manufacturing’s operations in northern Mexico.…
Colombia government sends labor reform to Congress, aims to cut hours
By Luis Jaime Acosta and Carlos Vargas BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government presented a labor reform bill to Congress on Thursday that would reduce working hours and boost overtime pay, but critics…
US releases a third of electronics detained under China forced labor law, data shows
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – U.S. customs officials have released more than a third of the electronic equipment, including solar panels, detained since last year under a new law meant to weed…
Slave Labor Clouded Plunging US Solar Market In 2022
Slave Labor Clouded Plunging US Solar Market In 2022 John Hugh DeMastri on March 9, 2023 U.S. solar panel installations plummeted in 2022 as lingering supply chain issues hindered the industry, although…
Caterpillar workers to vote on tentative labor agreement – union
By Bianca Flowers (Reuters) – Caterpillar Inc workers are scheduled to vote on a tentative agreement with the construction and mining equipment maker on March 12, the United Auto Workers union told…
US fourth-quarter labor costs revised higher; productivity growth lowered
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. labor costs grew faster than initially thought in the fourth quarter, though the pace has slowed from the prior quarters. Unit labor costs – the price of labor…
Nancy Pelosi Is Pushing Biden To Hire Failed House Dem Campaign Chair As Labor Secretary: Report
Nancy Pelosi Is Pushing Biden To Hire Failed House Dem Campaign Chair As Labor Secretary: Report Mary Lou Masters on February 28, 2023 Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing President Joe…
U.S. West Coast port labor talks ongoing, union and employers say
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Labor talks covering more than 22,000 workers at U.S. seaports stretching from California to Washington State are ongoing, the union and employer group said in a joint statement…
Fed’s Barkin: Labor shortages may persist
ROSSLYN, Va (Reuters) – The labor shortages bedeviling U.S. businesses are unlikely to be resolved quickly or easily, Richmond Federal Reserve bank president Thomas Barkin said Friday, pointing to low immigration, population…
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