Lawrence Ukenye
Labor and Employment Reporter at POLITICO
labor and employment reporter @POLITICO. @TempleUniv alum. let’s go O’s. hit me up: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye
With help from Nick NiedzwiadekA TOUGH SELL?: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s first time selling monthly jobs figures to the American public was clouded by President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled tariffs, which rattled markets and stoked fears of a looming recession. She is now hitting the road to tout the Trump administration’s labor agenda as part of her “America at Work” tour.
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4 weeks ago |
politico.com | Liz Crampton |Lawrence Ukenye
As Elon Musk’s team has thrown thousands of federal employees unexpectedly on the job market, governors and mayors see an unprecedented chance to bolster their ranks. Illustration by Jade Cuevas/POLITICO (source images via iStock) In federal buildings, the arrival of DOGE has been a crisis. City halls and statehouses see an opportunity. The question is who can take advantage of it.
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1 month ago |
politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye
CAN WE TRUST THE NUMBERS?: Two advisory panels for the Bureau of Labor Statistics were eliminated, fueling concerns that it could mean job data may be easily manipulated and less reliable. The Technical Advisory Committee and the Data Users Advisory Committee, which gave guidance on statistical methodology and specialized economic expertise, were cut in accordance with an executive order from President Donald Trump that directed the identification and removal of unnecessary advisory groups.
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1 month ago |
politico.com | Lawrence Ukenye
WHO’S REALLY RUNNING DOL?: Since losing his post atop the Senate HELP Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — the panel’s current ranking member — has unsurprisingly been frosty toward President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the Labor Department.
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1 month ago |
politico.com | Daniel Desrochers |Hailey Fuchs |Ally Mutnick |Jordain Carney |Nicholas Wu |Mia McCarthy | +7 more
The Senate Commerce chair expressed concern about the tariffs' impact on his home state economy.
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