Port union credits Trump for averting a strike. It may shape future labor talks The success of the International Longshoremen's Association in winning Trump's support for its anti-automation battle could be instructive for unions facing contract renewals during his term. 01/10/2025 - 8:11 am | View Link
U.S. Dockworkers and Port Employers Reach Labor Deal U.S. dockworkers and shipping companies reached a tentative labor deal, capping a contentious contract battle that drew attention from President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump and averting a ... 01/8/2025 - 10:54 am | View Link
Dockworkers resume labor talks, focusing on automation at ports The International Longshoremen's Association wants to eliminate past labor contract concessions on automation, arguing they pose a threat to jobs. 01/6/2025 - 10:00 am | View Link
U.S. Dockworkers, Employers Set to Resume Labor Talks The negotiations set for Jan. 7 would come one week ahead of potential strikes that could shut down ports from Maine to Texas. 01/2/2025 - 1:23 am | View Link
Trump signals support for US dockworkers in stalled labor talks U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to back the anti-automation stance of some 45,000 union dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, whose labor talks are at an impasse over ... 12/12/2024 - 12:14 pm | View Link
The Republican Party of Wisconsin is slated to hold their state convention on May 17, 2025, and it's already shaping up to be something to behold, based on this Xitter post by Brett Galaszewski, who happens to be involved with both the Republican Party of Wisconsin and Turning Point Action.
Growing up in Oakland, California, you learn early that Black women have rules. They mean what they say. They lead by example. You do NOT disrespect them.
Take for instance Michelle Obama:
Michelle Obama Just Announced She Will Not Attend Donald Trump’s Inauguration After Also Missing Jimmy Carter’s Funeral
Michelle Obama will not join her husband, Barack Obama, at Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration, a spokesperson for the former first couple confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday, Jan.
It's been a long time coming, but negotiators were finally reached on Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. The complexity of that region made this especially difficult, but according to reports, the ceasefire will take effect on Sunday, and the hostages can be released soon.
Of course, Donald immediately pounced on Truth Social to grab the credit after the Biden administration, including the tireless work of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, secured the deal.
"This EPIC ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a result of our Historic Victory in November," Donald wrote, along with an exhaustingly long post that included this bloviating gem, "We have achieved so much without even being in the White House."
And his superfans, like Handsy Rep.
2020 election denier Pam Bondi, Trump's pick to be the Attorney General, refused to say the words when asked if she knew who won the 2020 presidential election.
It's no surprise that Trump nominated a woman straight out of the Roger Ailes playbook preferences.
Sen. Hirono has been on a roll holding a mirror up to the dregs Trump has nominated.
HIRONO: I want to ask you a factual question.
Commuters rushing through Grand Central Station on Tuesday were treated to a curious sight: A glass cube filled with actors in business casual, miming the mundane motions of office work. But, if you stopped for a minute—as many did—things looked a little off. The computers weren’t sleek Apple monitors but old-school data processors.
On May 26, 2020, Ohio-based vloggers Myka and James Stauffer uploaded a new video to YouTube titled “An Update On Our Family.” In the video, the couple responded to intensifying questions from their subscribers, confirming that they had dissolved the adoption of their then 4-and-a-half-year-old son Huxley, whom they had brought home from China in 2017 when he was 2 years old.