The main oil and gas trade group wants the Trump administration to reconsider maritime rules released in April that would require it to use some U.S. ships to transport liquefied natural gas.
Category: Organized Labor
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UPS Says It Will Cut 20,000 Jobs in Efficiency Drive
The move comes as President Trump’s tariffs are reducing shipping volumes and is in addition to 12,000 job cuts last year.
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Unions Form Pro Bono Legal Network for Federal Workers Targeted by Trump
Organized labor has taken a leading role in challenging the Trump administration’s downsizing agenda in court. A new service will offer more individualized representation.
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British Government Takes Control of Country’s Last Major Steel Mill
London says it acted to prevent the plant’s Chinese owners from closing the plant, threatening jobs and national security.
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Singer Sues Met Opera Over Firing for Post-Pregnancy Vocal Problems
The mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, who suffered vocal problems during and after pregnancy, is suing the opera company — and the union that represented her — after she lost work.
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Trump’s Tariffs Leave Automakers With Tough, Expensive Choices
Carmakers are likely to face higher costs regardless of how they respond to President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on cars and auto parts.
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A Union Takes on Musk via Tesla’s Stock
The American Federation of Teachers is pressuring some of the carmaker’s biggest shareholders as the tech mogul’s cost-cutting influence in Washington sets off alarm bells.
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Dockworkers Vote to Accept New Labor Contract
Workers at East and Gulf Coast ports who went on strike briefly in October ratified a deal that includes a 62 percent raise over six years.
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Pushback to Latest DOGE Demand May Signal Limits for Elon Musk
Pushback against Elon Musk’s latest demand to government employees reveals potential limits to his harsh approach to management and cost-cutting.