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On Friday, August 7, the Senate confirmed James Macy as the third Republican member of the National Labor Relations Board. With a 3-1 majority, the Republican members of the board are expected to begin overturning pro-worker decisions made by the NLRB's Democratic majority during the Biden administration. Pro-worker decisions on the chopping block include Cemex, which allows the NLRB to issue a bargaining order if an employer refuses to recognize a union with majority support

GE Factory Service Technicians Eliminate Two-Tier in Difficult Negotiations after three weeks of very difficult contract negotiations and the rejection of the company’s last, best, and final proposal Louisville, Kentucky (SOURCE: UE NEWS, 08/07/2026) After three weeks of very difficult contract negotiations and the rejection of the company’s last, best, and final proposal, members of the Joint Bargaining Committee (JBC) unions at GE Appliances Factory Service, which include U

Independence, Ohio -- August 11, 2026 -- The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) scored a major victory for railroad safety today when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld FRA's federal two-person crew rule. In a 2-1 decision, the three-judge panel rejected challenges brought by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), the Amer