Obama Nominates Group of Labor Relations Board Members
Obama is nominating three candidates for full terms on the National Labor Relations Board, left in limbo after a court ruling invalidated the president's recess appointments.
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GOP's Anti-Union Measure Fails in the Senate
The Senate rejected a Republican attempt Tuesday to overturn new regulations designed to give unions quicker representation elections in their effort to organize more workplaces. One GOP senator, Alaska's Lisa Murkowski, joined the unanimous Democrats in backing the new NLRB rules.
The Financial Landscape: SEC Fines JPM Over CDOs
The news across the financial world is good for unions, which will find organizing a bit easier; adequate for Greece, which will find getting bailed out a bit easier, and bitter for JPMorgan which had to accept a $153.6 million SEC fine for misleading investors about a mortgage securities transaction.