×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAs the most troubled funds start to run out of money, so will the multiemployer pension program at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the government-run entity that insures the plans. Due to the bad fiscal shape of more than a hundred multiemployer plans, the PBGC projects that its insurance program would become insolvent by 2026. If that happened, the PBGC would fail to cover the benefits retirees are owed, leaving many with pennies on the dollar.“If Congress did not help, retirees...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAs the most troubled funds start to run out of money, so will the multiemployer pension program at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the government-run entity that insures the plans. Due to the bad fiscal shape of more than a hundred multiemployer plans, the PBGC projects that its insurance program would become insolvent by 2026. If that happened, the PBGC would fail to cover the benefits retirees are owed, leaving many with pennies on the dollar.“If Congress did not help, retirees...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“It will be like lifting an albatross off more than a million people, most of whom are senior citizens.”- John Murphy, Teamsters unionThe idea of bailing out pension funds through the coronavirus relief package will certainly draw criticism from Republicans. In a held Wednesday by the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Kevin Hern (Okla.) said the proposal doesn’t belong in a bill addressing stimulus payments, unemployment benefits and vaccination efforts.“I don’t see how a blank...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“It will be like lifting an albatross off more than a million people, most of whom are senior citizens.”- John Murphy, Teamsters unionThe idea of bailing out pension funds through the coronavirus relief package will certainly draw criticism from Republicans. In a held Wednesday by the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Kevin Hern (Okla.) said the proposal doesn’t belong in a bill addressing stimulus payments, unemployment benefits and vaccination efforts.“I don’t see how a blank...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Business. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“They’re not front-line people. They should not have been the priority to get those vaccinations.”- Cokie Giles, president of the Maine State Nurses AssociationAdvertisementAdvertisement“Vaccinating out-of-state contractors who came here to disrupt a union organizing effort was an insult to the hardworking nurses trying to assert their rights and to those who are waiting patiently for their turn.”- Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D)AdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpWake up to...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Business. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“They’re not front-line people. They should not have been the priority to get those vaccinations.”- Cokie Giles, president of the Maine State Nurses AssociationAdvertisementAdvertisement“Vaccinating out-of-state contractors who came here to disrupt a union organizing effort was an insult to the hardworking nurses trying to assert their rights and to those who are waiting patiently for their turn.”- Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D)AdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpWake up to...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the new , Ohr’s lawyer, Tiffany Limbach, said the complaint against the union for using Scabby “undermines current Board law and is not in the public interest.” The union’s actions were legal, Limbach went on, and pursuing the case would amount to “a waste of valuable Agency resources.”AdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the new , Ohr’s lawyer, Tiffany Limbach, said the complaint against the union for using Scabby “undermines current Board law and is not in the public interest.” The union’s actions were legal, Limbach went on, and pursuing the case would amount to “a waste of valuable Agency resources.”AdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×day in office, President issued an executive order strengthening anti-discrimination protections for the community, marking a quick turnaround from Trump administration policy.Under the new executive guidance, federal agencies are to assume that laws forbidding discrimination apply to sexual orientation and gender identity, not just race, religion, sex and national origin. The measure was part of a slew of orders Biden signed shortly after his swearing-in, as both a substantive and a symbolic rebuke of the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×day in office, President issued an executive order strengthening anti-discrimination protections for the community, marking a quick turnaround from Trump administration policy.Under the new executive guidance, federal agencies are to assume that laws forbidding discrimination apply to sexual orientation and gender identity, not just race, religion, sex and national origin. The measure was part of a slew of orders Biden signed shortly after his swearing-in, as both a substantive and a symbolic rebuke of the...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Business. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementWhile Albertsons did not cite the new California law known as for the decision, several major California markets will be impacted by the policy change. Prop 22 makes it easier for companies like DoorDash to classify their drivers as independent contractors.Advertisement“For all our nonunion drivers who can’t bargain, it’s really messed up.”- Jim Araby, UFCW Western States CouncilAraby said third-party delivery services appeal to companies like Albertsons because another company has to worry about...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Business. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementWhile Albertsons did not cite the new California law known as for the decision, several major California markets will be impacted by the policy change. Prop 22 makes it easier for companies like DoorDash to classify their drivers as independent contractors.Advertisement“For all our nonunion drivers who can’t bargain, it’s really messed up.”- Jim Araby, UFCW Western States CouncilAraby said third-party delivery services appeal to companies like Albertsons because another company has to worry about...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementThe Associated Press called the race late Thursday, with “yes” votes leading “no” 52% to 48%.AdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementThe Associated Press called the race late Thursday, with “yes” votes leading “no” 52% to 48%.AdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.The Trump administration is moving ahead with a federal rule that would freeze pay for many agricultural guest workers for the next two years, even as they remain essential personnel during a pandemic. The new regulation would change the methodology used to determine the prevailing wage rates for workers with H-2A visas. Until now, minimum pay rates for most of these workers were set by a survey...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.The Trump administration is moving ahead with a federal rule that would freeze pay for many agricultural guest workers for the next two years, even as they remain essential personnel during a pandemic. The new regulation would change the methodology used to determine the prevailing wage rates for workers with H-2A visas. Until now, minimum pay rates for most of these workers were set by a survey...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“We did not want an excuse not to go out on the doors.”- D. Taylor, president of Unite HereAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“We did not want an excuse not to go out on the doors.”- D. Taylor, president of Unite HereAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Business. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Illustration: Hokyoung Kim for HuffPostAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Los Angeles Daily News, which covered Frank’s death closely, reported that from the same post office was hospitalized for heat illness a year ago, on a day when the temperature hit 100.AdvertisementBELOW: The number of extremely hot days each summer will increase significantly due to global warming.AdvertisementAdvertisementBELOW: Letter carriers will face far more unsafe working days due to extreme heat as global...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Business. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Illustration: Hokyoung Kim for HuffPostAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Los Angeles Daily News, which covered Frank’s death closely, reported that from the same post office was hospitalized for heat illness a year ago, on a day when the temperature hit 100.AdvertisementBELOW: The number of extremely hot days each summer will increase significantly due to global warming.AdvertisementAdvertisementBELOW: Letter carriers will face far more unsafe working days due to extreme heat as global...WW…