Government

“Cover Up”: House Democrats Subpoena Documents That NLRB Refused to Share in Ethics Investigation

By Ian MacDougall (Pro Publica) | September 15, 2020

A committee chair is ratcheting up a fight over an investigation into potential conflicts of interests in the NLRB’s repeated efforts to undo an Obama-era rule that expanded liability for corporations like McDonald’s.

Government

Trump’s NLRB, Trying to Cut Protections for Millions of Temps and Fast-Food Workers, Trips Up Again

By Ian MacDougall (Pro Publica) | September 16, 2019

The labor-relations board’s attempt to kill an Obama rule protecting third-party employees fizzled once because of a conflict of interest. Now, two representatives charge, there’s a new conflict and it involves the agency’s own use of temps.