National News
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Albertsons Teamsters drivers authorize strike over self-driving trucks
Drivers in the union also are calling for wages, pensions, and safety measures commensurate with other unionized Albertsons drivers The union announced Monday that 97% of its members voted in favor of the strike SuperMarketNews.comTimothy Inklebarger, EditorMay 13, 2025 Some 90 Albertsons truck drivers represented by Dallas-based Teamsters Local 745 have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a…
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Judge bars US from arbitrarily terminating 2 Oregon university students’ legal status
oregonlive.com / Updated: May. 12, 2025, 11:19 a.m. / |Published: May. 09, 2025, 5:58 p.m.By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLiveLink to this article on the OregonLive.com Website [here] In a 13-page written ruling, U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane replaced his temporary restraining order with a preliminary injunction A federal judge on Friday extended a temporary order, barring the…
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Judge says Trump illegally fired National Labor Relations Board member
A federal judge says Gwynne Wilcox must remain at the agency that oversees relations among workers, labor unions and employers, setting up a Supreme Court showdown. By Lauren Kaori Gurley and Julian Mark / Washington Post / March 7, 2025 [Link to story] A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump from firing a Democratic member of…
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Trump’s authority to fire officials questioned in court battle over NLRB seat
Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of the Special Counsel, announced Thursday he was dropping his suit against Trump over his own termination By Haley Chi-Sing / Fox News / Published March 7, 2025 11:49am EST [Link to Story] The Trump administration appealed a federal judge’s decision Thursday that the administration’s firing of a National Labor Relations Board…
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Possible loss of services provided by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS)
Recently we have heard through back channels that as of Marh 15th the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) will cut mediation services in all 50 states only providing services for direct contract mediation. This is information has not be verified but the following notice was placed on the FMCS website IMPORTANT NOTICE: We are…
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Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
Story by NICHOLAS RICCARDI / The Associated Press / 03/09/25 [Link to story] DENVER (AP) — For decades, conservatives in Congress have talked about the need to cut government deeply, but they have always pulled back from mandating specific reductions, fearful of voter backlash. Now, President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to make major cuts in government through…