President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act continues to bring union-paying jobs to Pennsylvania. Close to 1,000 jobs are coming to the Mon Valley to help produce batteries with materials sourced in the US.
Dockworkers in Philadelphia and 35 other US ports began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation, even though some progress had been reported in latest contract talks.
While caregivers may be some of the most important workers in a functioning community, taking care of children and the elderly when family members can’t, their pay and respect often don’t match up with their contributions. And yet still, the cost to individuals and parents who don’t have paid leave or care benefits from their employer to make use of their services can be daunting.
FTC spokesperson Victoria Graham said that the decision “does not prevent the FTC from addressing noncompetes through case-by-case enforcement actions” and said that the agency is “seriously considering” appealing the Texas court’s decision.
Noncompete clauses effectively prevent workers from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job. The Biden-Harris administration’s ban on them is now tentatively set to go into effect on Sept. 4, pending other legal action.
Sen. Bob Casey announced last week that Volvo Mack Trucks in the Lehigh Valley received $208 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to produce zero-emission vehicles. It’ll create 295 union-paying jobs.
The FTC voted to ban noncompete agreements in April—those pesky clauses that employers often force their workers to sign which effectively bar them from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job.
The Biden administration announced last month that over 1 million workers have had their pensions saved by the American Rescue Plan.
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke at the annual Pennsylvania State Council of Machinists convention on Wednesday to promote President Biden’s pro-union record.
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured South Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday and joined Gov. Josh Shapiro in thanking steelworkers for rebuilding the country’s infrastructure.
