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The Washington Post profiles Harold Daggett, the hard-charging and controversial president of the International Longshoremen’s Association. Will Brucher is quoted.
The Associated Press reports President Biden is declining to use the Taft-Hartley Act to stop the port strike. Will Brucher says the law is “widely despised” by unions.
Business Insider examines whether the hurricane’s impact on the supply chain gives dockworkers the upper hand in their strike. Will Brucher is quoted.
Newsweek reports on the president’s refusal to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act to halt the strike and force negotiations, quoting Will Brucher.
NJBIZ interviews Rutgers experts, including Will Brucher, about the impact of the strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association.
WBUR Radio’s On Point interviews Becky Logue-Conroy of the Center for Women and Work about New Jersey’s paid family leave program.
The Washington Post reports doctors and nurse practitioners at Unity Health Care in Washington D.C. are demanding safe staffing, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.
The Wall Street Journal explores how remote work and virtual meetings are making more employees feel isolated, quoting Jessica Methot and citing her research.
The Mercury News reports 128 former employees of the Radisson Hotel in Oakland are still waiting for back wages, quoting Daniel Galvin of the workplace justice lab@RU.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the mayor wants all city employees to return to in-person work by this summer. Francis Ryan adds historical context.