LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Top Stories: Trump's labor nominee in the spotlight; Illegal strike throws NY prisons into 'chaos'; Strikes were down in 2024; Colorado modifies its 'Labor Peace Act' & dozens more articles...
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Trump's labor secretary nominee draws some GOP skepticism as she faces her confirmation hearing
A Republican-led Senate committee is holding a confirmation hearing Wednesday for President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
WaPo: Trump’s pro-union labor secretary pick highlights GOP tensions
Trump's Labor Department pick has union support. Worker advocates wonder how much power she'd have
New York Prisons Are in Chaos
Hundreds of state correction officers picketed outside 25 facilities in a wildcat strike on Tuesday afternoon, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
Labor Action Tracker report shares some striking facts about 2024
The number of work stoppages nationwide declined last year from the previous year, but the number continued to exceed 2021 levels.
Labor Peace Act overhaul passes Colorado Senate
A significant change to Colorado’s 82-year-old Labor Peace Act is now halfway to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk, as Senate Democrats approved it along party lines Tuesday after two days of debate on the subject.
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