Politics Sep 22 Supreme Court will weigh expanding Trump’s power to shape independent agencies By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Nation Apr 16 Watch 8:29 NLRB whistleblower claims Musk’s DOGE potentially caused significant security breach The National Labor Relations Board protects workers' right to organize and investigates unfair labor practices. A whistleblower complaint filed by an IT staffer claims Elon Musk and his DOGE team gained access to sensitive data that could have led directly… By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas
Politics Apr 09 Supreme Court allows Trump to fire independent agency board members — for now The action Wednesday seems to signal the court's support for President Donald Trump's effort to remove some limits on executive power. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics Jun 13 Siding with Starbucks, Supreme Court makes it harder for NLRB to win legal protections for unionizing workers The justices tightened the standards for when a federal court should issue an order to protect the jobs of workers during a union organizing campaign. By Associated Press
Nation Apr 23 Watch 4:37 National Labor Relations Board’s authority faces challenge in Starbucks Supreme Court case The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a key case that could have major implications for labor rights. The court looked at a challenge brought by Starbucks against a lower court decision to reinstate seven baristas in Memphis who… By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura
Apr 23 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears to favor Starbucks in case on union organizing protections By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press The Supreme Court is expected to hear an appeal from Starbucks in a dispute with the National Labor Relations Board over efforts by workers to unionize at a store in Memphis, Tennessee. Continue reading
Nov 17 U.S. labor board delays new unionization rule after business groups sue By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press The National Labor Relations Board says the rule, which was scheduled to go into effect next month, will now be effective Feb. 26 to give it time to resolve legal challenges. Continue reading
Nov 13 New federal rule could allow millions of workers to more easily unionize at big companies By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Some business groups have already sued to halt the rule, which is scheduled to go into effect Dec. 26. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is also trying to reverse it through legislation. But labor unions say it's needed. Continue reading
Feb 15 Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz declines to appear before Senate panel By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Starbucks' interim CEO Howard Schutz has declined a request to appear before a Senate committee seeking to question him about the coffee chain's response to an ongoing unionization campaign at the company's U.S. stores. Continue reading
Dec 16 Starbucks workers plan to strike for 3 days at 100 stores across country By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday. Continue reading