Tag: Sean Higgins

If the Republicans' effort to kill Obamacare fails, labor unions say they will turn to tax reform to kill "Cadillac tax" on expensive health insurance plans. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

GOP healthcare struggle spells trouble for unions

Sean Higgins · July 20, 2017 6:20 pm

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., wrote to Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday asking whether the White House had ever spoken with its nominees for the National Labor Relations Board about the board's "joint employer" doctrine. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Patty Murray presses Pence on NLRB picks

Sean Higgins · July 20, 2017 4:17 pm

Talks to renegotiate the free-trade deal with Canada and Mexico will start Aug. 16. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

First round of NAFTA talks to begin in DC next month

Sean Higgins · July 19, 2017 5:09 pm

William Emanuel is a shareholder with Littler Mendelson, a management-side law firm that specializes in labor matters, often before the labor board. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump labor board picks advance to full Senate

Sean Higgins · July 19, 2017 3:48 pm

The labor federation said it has no confidence that the nominees, William Emanuel and Marvin Kaplan, would faithfully administer the labor law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AFL-CIO opposes Trump NLRB picks

Sean Higgins · July 18, 2017 8:14 pm

The H-2B visas are provided to workers in non-farm labor, which holds down wages for U.S.-born workers, senators say. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Grassley, Durbin slam White House over expansion of temporary worker visas

Sean Higgins · July 18, 2017 8:07 pm

The proposed agenda for renegotiating the trade deal outlined broad goals but was limited on the specifics, prompting most groups to reserve judgment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump NAFTA plan draws cautious response from business, labor

Sean Higgins · July 18, 2017 5:20 pm

President Trump's tweets about the travel ban may factor into how the Supreme Court would interpret the effort. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals mentioned the tweets in its opinion preserving the blockade of the ban. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump looks for NAFTA tweaks as administration announces priorities

Sean Higgins · July 17, 2017 10:29 pm

William Gould, NLRB chairman under President Bill Clinton, called Marvin Kaplan "unqualified and hostile to the law that he would interpret and administer." (Image courtesy screenshot)

Former NLRB chairman slams Trump pick for board

Sean Higgins · July 17, 2017 4:33 pm

Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger says the legislation would give too much power to the larger airlines.

Famed pilot ‘Sully’ Sullenberger opposes air traffic control bill

Sean Higgins · July 14, 2017 3:00 pm

Lauren McGarity McFerran was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday to be the newest member of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law. (AP Photo)

House Appropriations bill bars NLRB ‘joint employer’ doctrine

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2017 10:00 pm

Franken said Pizzella's work on behalf of Abramoff (pictured) was "pretty shocking." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Al Franken hits Trump’s labor nominee over ties to Jack Abramoff

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2017 3:45 pm