President Donald Trump recently canceled public-employee union contracts for thousands of federal workers. The employees worked in agencies tied to national security, allowing Trump to invoke a national security exemption to the normal rules governing federal employees. Trump’s decision builds on his March executive order expanding the agencies covered by …
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., defended the use of her non-union made electric car while supporting the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) strike on Sunday. The progressive “Squad” member appeared on CBS’ “Face the Nation” to discuss President Biden’s plan to visit the Michigan autoworkers on Tuesday. After Ocasio-Cortez complimented the president’s …
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Formore than 140 years,LaborDayhas been a time to honor the contributions, achievements and sacrifices ofworkers in America. But this year, in the wake of growingeconomic inequalityand agovernment increasingly catering to billionaires and special interests,LaborDayneeds to be more than a long holiday weekend. It must be the impetus of a battle …
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CBS News should be in for an interesting week. Staffers from the network’s news division have until Tuesday to explain what they do during working hours to their new boss, editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, but the Writers Guild of America East, which represents some CBS News employees, has urged staffers not …
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CBS News staffers will not be disciplined if they fail to inform their new boss about what they do all day, according to an internal memo the Writers Guild of America East sent to its members. Last week, CBS News employees were told they had until Tuesday to outline their …
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