DORCHESTER, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ The Reuse Center of Boston Building Resources, a charitable non-profit dedicated to keeping reusable materials out of landfills and accessible to homeowners, will use the energy from their new SunBug Solar photovoltaic system to power their efforts. The move to solar power aligns perfectly with the ethos of the organization, and allows this unique Boston institution, founded over 40 years ago, to increase its long-term financial stability by reducing operating costs.
“Environmentalism is part of our organizational DNA at Boston Building Resources,” said Mattew St. Onge, the president and executive director of Boston Building Resources. “When we were planning the renovation of the Reuse Center, the great solar potential on our rooftop made the decision to go solar an easy one.”
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Spring of 2021 is off to a busy start in Washington, D.C. The Biden-Harris Administration continues working towards union-friendly outcomes and withdrawing and revising Trump-era regulations. On March 22, 2021, in a 68-29 vote, the United States Senate confirmed President Biden’s nominee, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, as the new secretary for the Department of Labor. Following the vote, Walsh stated:
“I share [the Biden-Harris Administration’s] commitment to building an economy that works for every single American. I spent my entire career fighting for working people and I’m eager to continue that fight in Washington.”
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President Joe Biden summarily removed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Peter Robb from office on January 20, 2021, and removed Robb’s deputy, Alice Stock the following day. On January 25, 2021, the president named Peter Sung Ohr to be acting General Counsel. Ohr was the NLRB’s Chicago office Regional Director. Because President Biden subsequently nominated Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as GC, Ohr will continue to serve as acting GC presumably until the Senate acts upon the nomination. As the NLRB official tasked with prosecuting cases and overseeing the NLRB’s regional offices, the GC has significant authority over NLRB policies and procedures. Former GC Robb’s tenure was notable for the extent to which he facilitated the reversal of Obama-era NLRB rules and policies. Biden’s recent actions are clearly meant to change direction from that of Trump administration appointees like Robb. Some have speculated that unfair lab
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The mis-named Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) was reintroduced in the U.S. Congress on February 4, 2021. The PRO Act, which originally was introduced in 2019 and passed.