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Randi Weingarten says quiet part out loud: Fears Ed Dept closure will boost school choice funds

March 10, 2025

Randi Weingarten says quiet part out loud: Fears Ed Dept closure will boost school choice funds

Randi Weingarten decried vouchers as a "tax credit" for wealthy families, and fears Trump's plan to terminate the Education Department will mean more funding to boost school choice.

Trump's bipartisan-backed labor pick clears last hurdle before Cabinet confirmation

March 6, 2025

Trump's bipartisan-backed labor pick clears last hurdle before Cabinet confirmation

Lori Chavez-DeRemer successfully advanced past the last procedural hurdle on Thursday afternoon, paving the way for her confirmation next week.

Protect American workers: How Trump's team can fulfill his promise

March 5, 2025

Protect American workers: How Trump's team can fulfill his promise

President Donald Trump promised on Inauguration Day to “protect American workers," and a month later, he’s off to a solid start. But there’s plenty left to do.

Trump calls out federal workers not showing up to the office, says it's time to drain 'the swamp'

March 5, 2025

Trump calls out federal workers not showing up to the office, says it's time to drain 'the swamp'

President Donald Trump said it was time to drain the swamp, as he addressed the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who do not show up to work.

New York prison guards fired for ignoring deal to end strike, thousands set to lose health insurance

March 4, 2025

New York prison guards fired for ignoring deal to end strike, thousands set to lose health insurance

New York officials have started to fire state prison guards who failed to comply with a deal to end their illegal labor strike, which is now in its third week.

ICE arrest of migrant sparks anger protest before violent gang ties exposed

March 1, 2025

ICE arrest of migrant sparks anger protest before violent gang ties exposed

An illegal migrant arrested while dropping students off at a Chicago school sparked outrage but that was before ICE revealed his violent gang ties.

NY corrections officers want Dem prison-reform repeal, say deal ending strike 'slap in the face'

February 28, 2025

NY corrections officers want Dem prison-reform repeal, say deal ending strike 'slap in the face'

Correction officers in New York's prison system have been on strike for nearly two weeks, and a tentative agreement appears to have been reached.

Judge blocks Trump administration's mass dismissals of probationary federal employees

February 27, 2025

Judge blocks Trump administration's mass dismissals of probationary federal employees

A federal judge in California stopped the Office of Personnel Management from ordering federal departments and agencies to begin mass firings of probationary workers.

New York inmate dies in prison as guards continue strike deemed illegal under state law

February 25, 2025

New York inmate dies in prison as guards continue strike deemed illegal under state law

An inmate died in a New York prison as guards at prisons across the state continue their strike, which union officials acknowledge violates a state law.

David Asman: Nature of bureacracy is 'how little' workers can 'get away' with doing

February 24, 2025

David Asman: Nature of bureacracy is 'how little' workers can 'get away' with doing

FOX Business anchor David Asman fires back at federal workers who refuse to tell Elon Musk what they do on 'The Story.'