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President Trump is close to picking Vermont lawyer Peter Robb to be the next general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, sources indicate. (Wikipedia Commons)
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New NLRB counsel pulls back on ‘joint employer’ rule

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In a friend of the court brief for the case Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the White House argued that the practice violated individual union members' First Amendment rights and should be abolished. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
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White House urges Supreme Court to rule against forcing employees to pay public unions

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Should House Democrats' Workplace Action for Growing Economy Act pass into law, it would make joining and organizing a labor union much easier. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Economy

Democrats propose bill to aid unions

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The Labor Department is considering allowing employers, such as restaurants, to keep workers' tips, so long as the workers are paid the federal minimum wage. (iStock)
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Labor Department proposal could allow employers to keep workers’ tips

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President Trump formally ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in September. The debate has placed the Chamber of Commerce, the nation's largest business lobby, on the same side of the aisle as pro-immigration groups fighting to restore the program. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Business

Chamber urges Trump to spare ‘Dreamers’

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During the 2016 elections, the National Education Association spent millions targeting ballot initiatives, donating to groups such as the Massachusetts-based Save Our Public Schools, the Committee to Keep Georgia Schools, and Citizens who Support Maine Public Schools. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Education

Teachers union spent $12 milion to sway 2016 ballot initiatives

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The National Labor Relations Board's members are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate, but it otherwise operates independently. The confirmation of business lawyer John Ring would ensure that the NLRB has a Republican-appointed majority through at least 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)
Business

White House close to picking new labor law enforcer

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The move places an awkward spotlight on the SEIU, which has been unenthusiastic about letting its own organizers organize. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Economy

Union says it has organized minimum wage activists

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Cindy Estrada, vice president of United Auto Workers, was renominated to the post Thursday, virtually ensuring she'll remain in the position near the top of the group embroiled in an ongoing corruption scandal. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Economy

Top UAW official re-elected as feds investigate her role in corruption scandal

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A recent brief filed by the plaintiffs in the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees heavily cites decisions made by the Supreme Court in the last seven years to argue that public-sector unions should not have the right to force government workers to pay them regular
Economy

Critics of public-sector unions cite justices in Supreme Court filing

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