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GE Blocked From Selling Huge Offshore Turbine in US By Judge

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Article content (Bloomberg) — General Electric Co. was blocked by a federal judge in Boston from making or selling its massive Haliade-X offshore wind turbines in the US, dealing a fresh blow to the conglomerate’s struggling renewable energy division. Article content US District Judge William Young late Wednesday granted an injunction requested by Siemens Gamesa … Read more

Amazon bid to scrap historic union win blocked

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A hearing officer for a federal labor board has rebuffed Amazon’s attempt to scrap a historic union win at a warehouse on Staten Island, New York, handing victory to organizers in what could be a very long battle for recognition. Thursday’s win is a relief for the Amazon Labor Union, the grassroots group of former … Read more

Some states have blocked paid sick-leave laws. That could be causing higher worker mortality.

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Prior to the pandemic, almost two dozen states had passed laws prohibiting local governments from mandating paid sick-leave policies — an issue that may be contributing to a rise in worker mortality, according to a new study.  The mortality rate of working Americans rose 6% from 2010 to 2017, even as the death rate for … Read more

Starbucks illegally blocked raises for union workers, labor board says

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Starbucks illegally withheld pay and benefits from thousands of unionized workers, the National Labor Relations Board alleged in a complaint filed Wednesday. The NLRB is seeking back payments and benefits for baristas who have unionized in May and to require that interim CEO Howard Schultz read a statement to workers about their rights to organize.  … Read more

North Dakota abortion ban temporarily blocked by judge

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A judge on Thursday again blocked a trigger law banning abortion in North Dakota as he weighs arguments from the state’s lone abortion clinic that the law violates the state constitution. Burleigh County District Judge Bruce Romanick granted the motion for a preliminary injunction as part of a lawsuit brought by the Red River Women’s … Read more

Discriminatory law blocked in Utah that sought to prohibit trans girls from playing sports

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Transgender Utah girls wishing to compete in high school sports this fall may now do so after a judge on Friday temporarily blocked a state law prohibiting trans student-athletes from joining teams that match their gender identity. Plaintiffs in the case—which involves three trans girls who want to play on girls’ scholastic sports teams—and LGBTQ+ … Read more

Ron DeSantis in the “upside down”: Stop WOKE Act partly blocked, hit with lawsuit

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Stop WOKE Act suffered a double blow Thursday as a federal judge blocked parts of the controversial law and a coalition of civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit against what they are calling “racially motivated censorship.” U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, issued a … Read more

Senate Passes Bill For Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits; Jon Stewart Led Outcry After Republicans Blocked Previous Vote On Legislation – Deadline

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The Senate passed legislation to extend veterans health benefits to those exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq, Afghanistan and other areas of military engagement. The 86-11 vote came after Republicans blocked the legislation last week, with a number of the lawmakers having previously supported it when it came before the Senate in June. Jon … Read more