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Tag: Labor and Jobs
Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Straining This Oklahoma Used Car Business
Antonio Austin spotted the car from 100 yards away — red dirt caked onto tinted windows, the front bumper gone, smoke billowing out from under […]
Trump Administration Unveils EPA Overhaul With Shift to Approving New Chemicals
The Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday that it would disperse scientists from its independent research office to other divisions where they among other things […]
Alexis Herman, First Black Secretary of Labor, Dies at 77
Alexis Herman, a Democratic Party insider who grew up under segregation in Alabama and went on to become the first Black secretary of labor, a […]
Boston Faces Identity Crisis Amid Trump’s Cuts to University and Research Funding
For generations, students and researchers from around the world have flocked to Boston, drawn not just to a college or university but to a region […]
Trump Moves to End Federal Union Protections Across Government
President Trump instructed a broad swath of government agencies on Thursday to end collective bargaining with federal unions, a major escalation in his effort to […]
Trump’s Large-Scale Layoff Plans So Far: What to Know
Resignations. Retirements. Firings. And now large-scale layoffs, as agencies faced a Thursday deadline to turn in their plans for executing the next phase of President […]
Judge Reinstates NLRB Member Fired by Trump
A federal judge on Thursday reinstated Gwynne Wilcox, a Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board, declaring that President Trump’s attempt to fire her […]
Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 USDA Workers
Thousands of Agriculture Department employees who were fired last month must be reinstated in their old positions for at least 45 days, a board that […]
Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Their Work in an Email or Face Termination
Elon Musk told federal workers on Saturday that they must respond to an email by summarizing their accomplishments for the week, repeating a tactic he […]