The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13496, signed on January 30, 2009, and which applies to all firms under contract with the federal government to provide goods or services in the amount of $100,000 or more. The regulations define the type of notification covered contractors and subcontractors must give employees [...]

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) had 200 sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives and more than enough votes to pass the measure.

But the chances of getting a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate fell when Republican, now Democratic, Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania announced he wouldn

The Wall Street Journal reports that labor unions will be targeting federal contractors in 2009. According to the people quoted in the resport, unions view federal contractors, including banks, as vulnerable to organizing.

Unions are lobbying to include labor rules in the stimulus package being prepared by Congress, including a requirement that contractors remain neutral [...]

In 2002, EANJ surveyed its member-employers on whether they informed employees of the political positions that they were taking and whether they engaged employees in political discussions. Of 157 respondents, one in four (25%) stated that they informed employees of political views and positions.

In 2006, the NJ Legislature enacted, and the Governor signed, [...]