Josh Eidelson

“In India, government officials have sped through approvals of Starlink with the understanding that doing so could help them cement trade deals with the administration” https://t.co/4BIecY2rXa @JStein_WaPo @hannah_natanson

DOL website tells potential hires its employee assistance program’s services are “designed to help employees, managers, and organizations meet life challenges and remain healthy, engaged, and productive.” But it’s informed staff it’s ending it this week https://t.co/uBRDZ9KN8p

Josh Eidelson @josheidelson

New: The Labor Department is terminating benefit programs supporting its own employees’ mental health & child care. Its union plans to challenge elimination of its employee assistance program, saying it violates union contract as well as executive orders https://t.co/6mJ3fXr2X8

RT @josheidelson: “These programs are a tiny portion of DOL's personnel budget,” says former acting labor secretary @MrSethHarris. “The goa…

“These programs are a tiny portion of DOL's personnel budget,” says former acting labor secretary @MrSethHarris. “The goal is to make life as unpleasant as possible for DOL employees so they will quit. It's cruelty masquerading as fiscal responsibility.” https://t.co/uBRDZ9KN8p

Josh Eidelson @josheidelson

New: The Labor Department is terminating benefit programs supporting its own employees’ mental health & child care. Its union plans to challenge elimination of its employee assistance program, saying it violates union contract as well as executive orders https://t.co/6mJ3fXr2X8

New: The Labor Department is terminating benefit programs supporting its own employees’ mental health & child care. Its union plans to challenge elimination of its employee assistance program, saying it violates union contract as well as executive orders https://t.co/6mJ3fXr2X8

RT @josheidelson: NEW @BW feature: The US gives permission to pay people with disabilities below minimum wage. Biden tried to end program.…

Polling from @AmerCompass finds labor law reform to mandate 1st contract mediation/arbitration after a few months has +40% net favorability; ending "right to work" laws gets +5%; reversing union election loss on grounds of ULPs & majority sign up gets -6% https://t.co/uuATi6WRvK

RT @josheidelson: Because NLRB banned “captive audience” meetings, Whole Foods said, “On multiple occasions, team members refused to attend…

Because NLRB banned “captive audience” meetings, Whole Foods said, “On multiple occasions, team members refused to attend or walked out of scheduled meetings during which [company] chose to address facts, experience & opinions about union representation” https://t.co/hOuJRfwnnF

Josh Eidelson @josheidelson

Scoop: NLRB hearing officer rejects Whole Foods' objections to landmark unionization victory in Philly: https://t.co/XqWJmneo8P

Latest: Whole Foods' effort to overturn union win in Philly could drag on for years, and end up being a vehicle for a Trump NLRB majority to reconsider the Biden-era ban on "captive audience" meetings from another Amazon case https://t.co/hOuJRfwnnF

Josh Eidelson @josheidelson

Scoop: NLRB hearing officer rejects Whole Foods' objections to landmark unionization victory in Philly: https://t.co/XqWJmneo8P

Scoop: NLRB hearing officer rejects Whole Foods' objections to landmark unionization victory in Philly: https://t.co/XqWJmneo8P

New GAO report, "Subminimum Wage Program:Employment Outcomes and Views of Former Workers in Two States": https://t.co/zXOVdpYu4i

Josh Eidelson @josheidelson

NEW @BW feature: The US gives permission to pay people with disabilities below minimum wage. Biden tried to end program. Employers urging Trump preserve it say they've gotten private signals he will. Based on 1000s of pages of records & 150 interviews: https://t.co/oO2PuHv0Y9

RT @josheidelson: Scoop: Trump's NLRB leaders concluded layoffs “cannot be implemented without impairing the Agency’s ability to fulfill it…

The NLRB is exploring using AI for research and drafting documents, according to a plan it sent OMB https://t.co/oLhZKk2AIL

Josh Eidelson @josheidelson

Scoop: Trump's NLRB leaders concluded layoffs “cannot be implemented without impairing the Agency’s ability to fulfill its statutory mandate.” But OMB deemed that rationale inadequate, & pushed NLRB to "think creatively" & do "additional staff reductions" https://t.co/a4jkSSkSE8

https://t.co/TJfs6Po5Vt @BW https://t.co/fkv4fkq01q

"I encourage the heads of independent agencies to not succumb to these bullying tactics, particularly as it relates to their discretionary decisions about reductions in force and all other mission-related matters," says former NLRB GC Jennifer Abruzzo https://t.co/pflOYDDqvr

Josh Eidelson @josheidelson

Scoop: Trump's NLRB leaders concluded layoffs “cannot be implemented without impairing the Agency’s ability to fulfill its statutory mandate.” But OMB deemed that rationale inadequate, & pushed NLRB to "think creatively" & do "additional staff reductions" https://t.co/a4jkSSkSE8

Latest: NLRB leaders sent all-staff email this afternoon about our story, saying it's committed to Trump's goal of cost-savings but also that its "people are its most valuable resource & are essential to carrying out the NLRB’s important statutory mission" https://t.co/5FMeawDFBP

Josh Eidelson @josheidelson

Scoop: Trump's NLRB leaders concluded layoffs “cannot be implemented without impairing the Agency’s ability to fulfill its statutory mandate.” But OMB deemed that rationale inadequate, & pushed NLRB to "think creatively" & do "additional staff reductions" https://t.co/a4jkSSkSE8