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Trump has the US government in retreat from education
The Supreme Court decision this week giving President Donald Trump the go-ahead to largely dismantle the Department of ...
US producer prices unchanged in June
U.S. producer prices were unexpectedly unchanged in June as an increase in the cost of goods because of tariffs on imports ...
Labor Takes Control of Education Department Job Training Funds
The US Labor Department will take over workforce development programs from the Department of Education, putting into action ...
US producer prices unchanged with wholesale inflation remaining under control
The report on wholesale inflation came a day after the Labor Department reported that consumer prices last month rose 2.7% ...
After US Department of Labor inquiry, Hampden Sheriff’s Dept. paid $2M in back wages
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department found $2 million in unpaid wages and violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. That’s according to a settlement ...
US Labor Department targets worker protections, including safety regulations and rules protecting home health aides and farmworkers
The slashing of worker protections is aimed at increasing the rate of exploitation and boosting the profits of US ...
Taiwan is held up as a bastion of liberal values. But migrant workers report abuse, injury and death in its fishing industry
Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a ...
Colorado labor department reveals it’s received four ICE immigration subpoenas — but won’t say if it complied
This is why we’re calling for an investigation today … because clearly ICE is trying to prod and probe and see where there ...
Labor Department Relied More on Fuzzier Price Guesses in June Inflation Data
Economists’ anxiety about official U.S. inflation data is growing. One major issue: They don’t have the numbers they need to ...