Work Reform

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Meet Ohio Senator Tim Schaffer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Schaffer

This guy introduced a bill allowing employers to make 14 year olds work until 9 p.m. year-round, even during the school year, while paying them less than minimum wage.

The Ohio governor just vetoed his bill:

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-vetoes-bill-that-would-have-let-14-15-year-olds-work-till-9-p-m-year-round/

But Senator Tim Schaffer says he is not giving up:

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2025/12/sponsor-of-teen-labor-bill-dewine-vetoed-wants-to-negotiate-with-governor-over-concerns.html

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/58914591

While the UAW does not specify a specific minimum wage, its letter notes that addressing wage suppression in Mexico would disincentivize offshoring and create “billions of dollars in new working-class purchasing power,” which could help jump-start demand for vehicles in Mexico.

Massachusetts’s Millionaire Tax Didn’t Lead the Rich to Flee

Anti-fascistic software is made possible by pro-labor licensing.

Mastodon: https://writing.exchange/@erlend/115549403577231766

https://archive.is/HyLHl

During his career in private practice, Scalia has defended major corporations against financial and labor regulations

Writing in The New Yorker, Eyal Press said: "as a corporate lawyer, Scalia has repeatedly hindered the efforts of workers to secure benefits or defend their rights."

After leaving the Bush administration, he helped Wall Street firms oppose financial oversight and criticized banking regulations put in place under Obama.

Scalia argued for the plaintiffs in Wal-Mart v. Maryland in July 2006, which invalidated a state law under which large companies with at least 10,000 employees would have been required to spend at least 8% of their payroll on employee healthcare

On July 18, 2019, President Donald Trump announced he would nominate Scalia to be the next Secretary of Labor

During his tenure in the Department of Labor, he weakened some labor and employment protections, drawing criticism from organized labor leaders

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Scalia

After he left office, Eugene Scalia sued the Biden administration.

The Biden administration wanted to ban non-compete agreements to increase workers bargaining power. Eugene Scalia sued to help the business community :

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/eugene-scalia-leads-business-fight-to-block-agency-rulemaking

Ada Brown, a Texas judge appointed by Donald Trump sided with him.

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/21/g-s1-18376/federal-judge-tosses-ftc-noncompetes-ban

Americans saw this shit and said: "Let's vote Trump"

FUCK ME

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/29278337

A Teamster posted images of a fund raising letter they received from President Sean O'Brien on r/Union (warning: reddit link).

In the letter, Sean O'Brien claims that Trump is creating a new 'Worker First' republican party, and implores the reader to donate as much as they can to the Teamster 'TEAM Fund', which will be used to:

1. Support Trump's 'Pro-Worker' initiatives, like 'strategic' tariffs
2. Financially back incumbent 'pro-worker' republican candidates for the House and Senate
3. Identify pro-labor legislatures in key states and support their campaigns

Sean then introduces the next part of the letter; a message from Josh Hawley, a Christian Nationalist and Trump loyalist state senator who fist pumped the Jan 6th rioters in support.

In the letter Hawley claims Trump has eliminated the "country club elites and business tycoons" from the republican party, as well as ending the "Woke DEI agenda".

If there was ever any doubt about O'Brien, he's certainly showing his true colors now, bending the knee to the fascists in power and even going so far as to fund raise for them.

The letter itself:

Hey, #Alberta #Union members and stewards.

Now would be a good time to start passing around buttons saying something like "We're Ready". You know, for the thing that's on everyone's minds in the labour movement. Just an idea for you to keep the energy going. #Solidarity @workreform