Government

Beyond the Bargaining Table: How Unions are Mobilizing on Climate Action Editor’s Note: This is part of a blog series by the Office of Labor-Management Standards on the various ways unions support workers. OLMS Director Jeffrey Freund…
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The Key to Timely and Accurate Labor Union Reporting  From Amazon to Starbucks; from Google to ski resorts in Utah; from the “green energy” industry to the healthcare industry, more workers are becoming aware of their rights to organize…
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More Than a Number: Honoring Workers We’ve Lost En españolWanda Engracia lost her husband, Juan Pablo Morillo, age 30, to an industrial explosion in 2005. Two of his coworkers also died. Wanda was 7 months pregnant with their daughter,…
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Building Tiny Homes and a Green Workforce During the pandemic, Community Learning Center (CLC), a Department of Labor YouthBuild grant recipient in Fort Worth, Texas, developed a partnership with Housing Channelwhich allowed YouthBuild…
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Elevating Care – and Care Workers Last week, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers. This EO underscores the importance of care – and care workers – in our…
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How Ingeteam and IBEW are Advancing the Clean Energy Transition Together Garan Chivinski, human resources manager at Ingeteam, speaks at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 40th International Convention.As a result of the…
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Innovative Technologies at the Department of Labor  Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic of discussion lately. The U.S. Department of Labor uses emerging technologies like AI and automation to improve services for America’s…
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Building the Framework for Good Jobs in Great Cities  The Biden-Harris administration is delivering historic investments to communities across the country, growing our economy from the middle-out and bottom-up, not top-down. Thanks to…
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New Flyer Chooses Neutrality to Help Them as They Grow Vice President Kamala Harris talks with workers at New Flyer’s electric bus manufacturing plant in St. Cloud, Minnesota. White House photo.As part of our neutrality series, we are…
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An Open Letter to the Mining Community  Last week I sent a letter to the mining communityasking everyone to join the Mine Safety and Health Administration in focusing on identifying and eliminating safety and health hazards that can cost…
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