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During the Trump years, the National Labor Relations Board (meaning, the actual five-member Board in Washington, whose decisions drive interpretations of federal labor law) got a lot less friendly to organized labor, and a lot friendlier to employers. That meant a lot of things, including making it easier for unions to prove that two employers were really a one “joint” employer, harder for employees to organize, and easier for employers to unilaterally change terms and conditions of employment without bargaining.
The Board is less like the lifetime-appointed Supreme Court and more like your new boss who doesn’t care how your old boss did things. That’s because Board members serve out fixed but limited terms meaning that a new Presidential administration brings new Board members when the terms of existing Board members expire. While the Board claims to rely on its own precedents (and, to some extent, does), Board m
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 12:45 pm
Dear Friends of Ogdensburg,
I spend a lot of time thinking and wondering when my Democratic Party is going to stop being so negative against everything Ogdensburg, and start supporting the progressive vision we have For a Better Ogdensburg. It just strikes me, unfortunately, that the majority of our opposition seems to come from the local and county Democratic committees.
Most recently the Democratic board of the port authority came out with a host of bogus reasons why they could not possibly allow a beach to open on public lands that they own - liability, not enough staff time, parking concerns, and a concern about the “quality” of people who might use the beach. It is true. I was there at the meeting. Who opposes a beach for children and families? Apparently, the Democratic Board of the OBPA. Even the Democratic Council slate is skeptical. After 10 years of do nothing-ism and running the City into financial ruin, you
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Michigan s Board of State Canvassers deadlocked Thursday on certifying a petition that seeks to repeal the 1945 Emergency Powers of Governor Act that Governor Gretchen Whitmer used early in the pandemic to issue COVID-19 orders.
The tie vote of 2-2 was along party lines.
The vote means the Unlock Michigan initiative does not move on to the Republican-controlled Legislature for a vote that would be veto proof.
The Board s vote came despite a recommendation from Bureau of Elections staff to certify the petition. Staff determined, from a sample of petition signatures, that Unlock Michigan had far exceeded the number of valid signatures required.
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The election of President Joe Biden, a longtime vocal supporter of organized labor, coupled with control of both chambers of Congress by the traditionally labor-friendly Democratic Party, is the prelude to changes on the labor law front, a number of which are potentially significant. The two major engines of this anticipated change will be the U.S. Congress, most especially the U.S. Senate, and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Since the Senate must confirm any nominees that President Biden will name to fill vacancies at the NLRB, and since it will also play a crucial role in enacting any laborrelated statutory changes, the Democratic Party’s victories in both of Georgia’s runoff races are significant. However, while the 50-50 split in the Senate will help President Biden to install his pick for NLRB general counsel (GC) after Peter Robb’s controversial ouster, as well as a labor-friendly Democratic Board b
I truly love it : Martin seeks reelection as Simmons challenges him for Stamford mayor
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Stamford Mayor David Martin speaks at the Together We Stand #StamfordWelcomesImmigrants community meeting at Building One Community in Stamford, Conn. Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD Mayor David Martin said he never seriously considered not running for re-election for the position he has held for seven years.
The 31st mayor of Stamford will seek to win the upcoming election for what would be his third consecutive term. If elected, he’d continue to do the job he professed to love.
“As demanding and at times frustrating as this job is, I truly love it,” he said. “We’ve accomplished a great deal. I think there is more that we can do and more that we should do, and I think I am the person who is in the best position to do that with my experience and knowledge.”