HuffPost labor reporter. dave.jamieson@huffpost.com. Signal: davejamieson.99https://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3ml2j5zm6sc22The Trump administration is officially closing the watchdog office responsible for investigating abuse in the immigration detention system, according to an internal DHS email. Even one-pagers explaining the office's duties appeared to be offline on Monday. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/immigration-detention-ombudsman-closure_n_69f8facee4b0115dd7bf98e5?dzk04 May 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2j5zm6sc22https://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mkkv6pbgfc2yA bunch of Dems in the House just introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25. It's a sign of how many progressives have moved well beyond the $15 rallying cry after high inflation. The fed min wage is still just $7.25/hr. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-democrats-25-minimum-wage_n_69f0b51ce4b0093689a9cb3d?hgh28 Apr 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkv6pbgfc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mkikw2uszk2lBackers of the California billionaire's tax say they've gathered more than 1.5 million signatures, which would be more than enough to get the proposal on the ballot this fall. They plan to file them with the state today.27 Apr 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkikw2uszk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mjkco6ayzk2hJust now: A federal judge in Baltimore is issuing a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the Trump admin from converting a logistics warehouse in Western MD into a massive ICE detention facility. He'll allow DHS to put up a fence but not to proceed with detention plans as lawsuit plays out.15 Apr 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkco6ayzk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mj7x4sebjc2gI spoke to an ICE observer who was detained last week after following DHS agents to record them. She was not arrested. Five days later, her Global Entry was revoked. A day after I asked DHS about her case, her Global Entry was restored. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-watcher-global-entry-revoked_n_69d91826e4b00247ba9af58811 Apr 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7x4sebjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mihnidgmas2eAmazon spent more than $26 million on anti-union consultants last year. That's by far the largest single-year report I've seen disclosed to the Labor Department. Hundreds of payments averaging $56,000, more than the average warehouse worker's salary. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amazon-anti-union-spending-2025_n_69cd754ce4b0332f12c13d7c?uj01 Apr 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihnidgmas2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mic6km2mmc2zIf you're furloughed from DHS or still working without pay, I would like to speak with you. Anonymous is fine. Find me at dave.jamieson@huffpost.com or Signal: davejamieson.9930 Mar 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mic6km2mmc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mi2wber7w22eTSA told officers to expect backpay starting on Monday, "at the direction of the president." One agent told me, "I'll believe it when I see it."27 Mar 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2wber7w22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mhbrwbbtpc2gExclusive: Next week REI workers will vote on calling a boycott of the retailer's big anniversary sale in May, a major escalation of their contract fight. Workers are confident shoppers would honor it: "Our members will absolutely understand why we’re doing this." https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rei-anniversary-sale-boycott_n_69b99fbde4b09852c282e982?dha17 Mar 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbrwbbtpc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mh6o4o2csk2yIf the rise in gas prices is impacting your job or commute, I'd like to talk with you for a story. Hit me up at dave.jamieson@huffpost.com or on Signal at davejamieson.9916 Mar 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6o4o2csk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mgs7gn62xc2tAI Isn’t Lightening Workloads. It’s Making Them More Intense.: "It’s not that AI doesn’t create efficiency. It’s that the capacity it frees up immediately gets repurposed into doing other work, and that’s where the creep is likely to happen." https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-isnt-lightening-workloads-its-making-them-more-intense-e417dd2c?mod=hp_lead_pos1011 Mar 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs7gn62xc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mgayrkgu7c2zI spoke with two ICE watchers who lost their Global Entry after brushes with federal agents. Now an internal memo shows Customs and Border Protection is evaluating cases where people's Global Entry could be revoked based on "encounters" with its officers. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-watchers-global-entry-memo_n_699e3cdee4b0c4f80827095904 Mar 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgayrkgu7c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mf33qr4k222xIn 1987, Jesse Jackson visited striking workers at Maine's Androscoggin paper mill. He gave a rousing speech on solidarity and "scabbism" that changed the way many white workers there viewed their politics and their struggle. From Julius Getman's excellent labor book 'The Betrayal of Local 14':17 Feb 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf33qr4k222xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3meqqxmfeu22mI spoke with SEIU’s David Huerta, who was arrested in an ICE raid last year and awaits trial. He says it’s time to go “on offense.” “Should we use a general strike as a tool? Absolutely. We should be prepared to use that tool because our democracy is worth it.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/david-huerta-seiu-interview_n_698e4247e4b0d2244f5906bb?1on13 Feb 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqqxmfeu22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mehawf7n7s23A federal worker at the CFPB found out in December that she had a brain tumor that needed to be removed. The next month, Russ Vought unilaterally ended her agency's short-term disability plan. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/russell-vought-cfpb-cuts_n_697d1c86e4b0d9ba36c6b65c09 Feb 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehawf7n7s23https://bsky.app/profile/jamieson.bsky.social/post/3mdkzbbah2c2oSo sad to hear Dan McQuade of Defector passed away. Traded some DM’s with Dan over the years that always made me think: What a nice and original dude right here. I think of this piece of his every Halloween. RIP Dan https://defector.com/giving-out-big-candy-bars-on-halloween-was-worth-the-money29 Jan 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:4vsredzl23vimaneyvzxzrdq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkzbbah2c2o