LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Top Stories: NLRB's Wilcox fight Trump in court; Auto industry braces for tariffs; New tariffs 'worth trillions' coming; OPM says to ignore CBAs in RIFs & dozens more articles...
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Feds, NLRB’s Wilcox urge quick ruling on reinstatement
The defendants said a district court’s ruling “works a grave harm to the separation of powers and undermines the President’s ability to exercise his authority under the Constitution.”
Auto dealers, UAW local leaders brace for layoffs amid tariff war: ‘Writing’s on the wall’
"We’re down 50% in leads. Everything’s off 40% to 50%. People just aren’t looking at cars right now…"
Why America's biggest auto union supports Trump's tariffs — and Canada's does not
Trump aides prep new tariffs on imports worth trillions for ‘Liberation Day’
White House aides are preparing to impose new tariffs on most imports on April 2, laying the groundwork for an escalation in global economic hostilities that President Donald Trump has called “Liberation Day.”
OPM looks to limit federal unions’ role in coming RIFs
The Trump administration is telling agencies to ignore any provisions in their collective bargaining agreements with federal unions that would impede reductions in force (RIFs), as agencies take steps toward implementing their initial RIF plans.
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