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California voters shoot down proposed ban on forced prison labor

California voters canceled a ballot initiative that would have banned forced labor as punishment for crimes in the state. The bill, known as Proposition 6, would amend the state constitution to prohibit forced labor in all circumstances. The state constitution currently allows for exceptions to the forced labor ban when punishing crimes. The measure was […]

House GOPers score labor endorsements in key swing NY districts

Major labor unions are breaking away from Big Labor in New York and backing Republican incumbents over Democratic challengers in close local House races, increasing Republicans' chances of retaining a majority in Congress. New York state AFL-CIO leadership is backing Democrats in all seven of the most competitive local House races, including five leading first-term […]

Boeing to cut 10% of workforce, halt most 767 production amid labor union strike

Peter McNally, head of global analyst at Third Bridge, spoke on “The Big Money Show” about how the Boeing factory workers' strike is impacting business. Boeing plans to lay off 10% of its workforce, or about 17,000 people, and cut production in the coming months as union strikes continue. Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg, who […]

Biden backs dockworkers in labor strike, urges ‘fair contract’

President Biden on Tuesday night stood by longshoremen's unions and pressed U.S. port employers to offer them “fair contracts” ahead of the second day of a historic port strike. About 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association walked off the job Tuesday and picketed at ports stretching from Maine to Texas, fighting for new contracts […]

Kamala Is ‘Candidate of Illegal Labor,’ Doesn’t Care About Workers

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio said Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris doesn't care about American workers, as evidenced by her criticism of former President Donald Trump's tax and tariff policies that have depressed American worker wages, as well as the influx of illegal immigrants under the Biden-Harris administration. Vance made […]

There’s ‘Real Economic Competition’ ‘Between Immigrant Labor and Black Labor’

“There's real economic competition between immigrant workers and black workers, especially in the service sector and other areas,” Van Jones, a senior CNN political commentator and former adviser to President Obama, said on CNN's “AC360” broadcast on Tuesday. And given this dynamic, it's commendable that the black community is in favor of immigration. “Given the […]