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Elon Musk’s dream comes true: The federal board that protects workers does not exist, at least for now

CNN
“This is great for employers — they have a nonfunctioning NLRB,” said Cathy Creighton, an NLRB attorney during the Clinton administration and the director of the Buffalo Co-Lab.
Elon Musk’s dream comes true: The federal board that protects workers does not exist, at least for now

January retail sales slipped almost 1%, but views differ on what it means

Marketplace
“If what you’re trying to look at is some measure of consumer confidence, then you don’t want the number that you’re looking at to be driven by whether or not the harvest for avocados was good,” said Erica Groshen, economic adviser at ILR.
January retail sales slipped almost 1%, but views differ on what it means

Federal Workers’ Unions Are Waging the Fight of Their Lives

Yahoo News
Cathy Creighton, director of the Buffalo Co-Lab, noted that federal workers live all over the country—meaning that their economic interests affect communities in both red and blue states.
Federal Workers’ Unions Are Waging the Fight of Their Lives

DOGE is at DOL: Here’s why that matters for the US economy.

Politico
“I see some very big threats. I see threats associated with funding. I see threats associated with personnel. I see threats in the reduction of independence and objectivity,” said Erica Groshen, who led BLS during the Obama administration.
DOGE is at DOL: Here’s why that matters for the US economy.

What’s propping up inflation? Blame housing

CNN
Housing inflation is "certainly more sluggish," Erica Groshen says.
What’s propping up inflation? Blame housing

What’s Working: Public support for unions is high. But a Colorado grocery store strike on Super Bowl weekend?

The Colorado Sun
Lee Adler says that the problem with polls is that they are data points. What people do could be different. And we’re in a different world today compared to three years ago when King Soopers workers walked out for nine days.
What’s Working: Public support for unions is high. But a Colorado grocery store strike on Super Bowl weekend?

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