Senior reporter for Bloomberg News and Businessweek, covering the present of work https://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mm5gs2l4yc2hUS district court judge rules "removal provisions governing the NLRB’s adjudicatory structure are unconstitutional and that the administrative adjudication of the legal claims & remedies at issue violates the 7th Amendment": https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/AuntBerthavNationalLaborRelationsBoardetalDocketNo424cv00798NDTex/2?doc_id=X7VEFNS0H9J8LN8C0JAMIOU1R81 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/judge-permanently-blocks-nlrb-case-in-constitutional-challenge18 May 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5gs2l4yc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mltxibsvxs2zThe new 22-person bargaining unit described in this New York Times story as part of "a string of recent micro-unionizing efforts" is actually larger than the median, according to government data https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/nyregion/attaboy-cocktail-union.html In FY 2025, the median was 20 workers https://www.nlrb.gov/reports/nlrb-case-activity-reports/representation-cases/election/size-of-bargaining-units-in14 May 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltxibsvxs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mltxibsvxs2zThe new 22-person bargaining unit described in this New York Times story as part of "a string of recent micro-unionizing efforts" is actually larger than the median, according to government data https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/nyregion/attaboy-cocktail-union.html In FY 2025, the median was 20 workers https://www.nlrb.gov/reports/nlrb-case-activity-reports/representation-cases/election/size-of-bargaining-units-in14 May 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltxibsvxs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mltc74duls2k14 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltc74duls2khttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mlt46uojxc2xturning 42 today #YOLO14 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt46uojxc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mlrijns4dk2s“'For me to emerge as a national leader,' he says, voters 'have to see me as a traitor to my class'” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-13/presidential-hopeful-ro-khanna-turns-his-back-on-silicon-valley-tech-scions?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3ODcxNjA0NSwiZXhwIjoxNzc5MzIwODQ1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURVlaU0hLR1pCMFIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.MvEZJ-WTSElBs7W7ent3mgNyjEi8XD9lIv19U9CrKn013 May 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrijns4dk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3ml56lqz2ys2bJoined Michigan's All Things Considered on to discuss this scoop (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/chipotle-union-campaign-ends-without-a-labor-contract) on the collapse of Chipotle's sole US union: https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2026-05-05/lansing-chipotle-that-was-first-to-unionize-in-the-country-loses-teamsters-backing [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml56lqz2ys2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mknrvvcje22iScoop: The Teamsters union has formally disclaimed interest in representing staff at the Michigan Chipotle that unionized in 2022, forfeiting the sole union foothold at the company after three years without winning a contract https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/chipotle-union-campaign-ends-without-a-labor-contract?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NzQ4OTE4NSwiZXhwIjoxNzc4MDkzOTg1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURTlSQk5LSVVQWlkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.0XgxWjuvdAa3m5mCF9hVCLFL_Ren_2RtlGZ1HcCmxDM29 Apr 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknrvvcje22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mjmt3dzwhs27Senators Warren and Blumenthal just wrote to NLRB general counsel asking about agency's abandoning its big SpaceX case (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/us-nlrb-gives-up-oversight-of-elon-musk-s-spacex). Says they want "to determine if the decision to drop the case may have been based on political considerations" https://ct.symplicity.com/t/wrn/95342a8eed1d716cf89a186d7eafbbe5/1488222112/realurl=https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_from_senators_warren_blumenthal_to_national_labor_relations_board_on_dismissal_of_charges_against_spacex.pdf16 Apr 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmt3dzwhs27https://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mj6bij2jis2mone time I reported that someone had rolled their eyes at something during our interview; before publishing, I included that in a fact-checking email in case they wanted to dispute whether their eyes in fact rolled10 Apr 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6bij2jis2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mje5pxyods2aScoop: Trump's NLRB general counsel is proposing a settlement defusing one of the agency's most consequential Amazon cases, averting a potential landmark ruling on the company's responsibility for contract drivers it claims not to employ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/trump-labor-board-pushes-to-settle-major-amazon-contractor-case?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NjA1ODc1MiwiZXhwIjoxNzc2NjYzNTUyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUREYzTzlLR1pBUzcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.a4a4fXMqfj8eUALU4oyIzcjTDc4Tur0_xtW-kQI3eEM13 Apr 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mje5pxyods2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mj6bij2jis2mone time I reported that someone had rolled their eyes at something during our interview; before publishing, I included that in a fact-checking email in case they wanted to dispute whether their eyes in fact rolled10 Apr 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6bij2jis2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mj3p75lukc2rScoop: Starbucks union has filed new labor board case accusing company of negotiating in bad faith in the contract talks that resumed this week – a rocky start to the first negotiations in a year https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/starbucks-union-says-company-negotiating-in-bad-faith-as-labor-talks-restart?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NTc2ODI3MywiZXhwIjoxNzc2MzczMDczLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURDhWSklLSVAzTUkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.LPA9f6zGMGnGlvPPXUIfWhNz_EmGI97Hu0YDbYT3GvM Union alleges Starbucks backtracked on tentative agreements09 Apr 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3p75lukc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mikgwq2ves24“Trump has expressed frustration and disappointment with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer — and is pondering making additional changes to his Cabinet” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/02/trump-weighs-more-cabinet-changes-after-bondi-ouster-0085692103 Apr 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikgwq2ves24https://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mi2jy6xmak2qAs long expected, President Trump has named NLRB member James Murphy as the labor board's chairman, the agency just announced. In statement, Murphy says he looks forward to working with colleagues "to protect and advance the rights of American workers."27 Mar 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2jy6xmak2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mhxxet26x22xScoop: Amazon is offering $1,000 prizes for subcontracted delivery drivers who share stories about why they love their jobs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/amazon-offers-1-000-prizes-for-drivers-who-say-why-they-love-their-job?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NDU0MDA0MywiZXhwIjoxNzc1MTQ0ODQzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQ0lKUkdLR0NUSFYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.Ji5tOmwiyR1BBOSAiLb8Vzbyu1R5GI2ATlES5aTdrWM Drivers are asked to consent to having their words and image “used by Amazon in external and internal communications”26 Mar 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxxet26x22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mhdtjdod722v“‘Unfortunately, he used some of his great leadership to abuse women and children — it’s really awful,’ [Dolores] Huerta said.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-ufw.html18 Mar 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdtjdod722vhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mh6salvfpc2pScoop: Atlassian told judge it had the right to fire an engineer because she suggested its billionaire CEO is a "rich jerk" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/atlassian-defends-firing-worker-who-suggested-ceo-is-rich-jerk?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MzY3NTI3OSwiZXhwIjoxNzc0MjgwMDc5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQzAwS0xLR1pBUjIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.bPiezBp9Cbnb-DRV8KoerL0gg-C4Xxf1lFS8gzweDDQ NLRB alleges she was fired for repeatedly speaking up about workplace issues, in the spirit of Atlassian's own “No Bullshit” philosophy16 Mar 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6salvfpc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mgx3cikao22wBreaking: Starbucks and its union are working to revive long-stalled contract negotiations, @sbworkersunited.org says. The union sent the company a new comprehensive contract proposal last month, and the two sides are discussing how to get back to the table: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/starbucks-union-says-trying-to-revive-talks-after-new-contract-offer?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MzQxMDQzNSwiZXhwIjoxNzc0MDE1MjM1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQlVDODJLSVAzSkUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.2WZUoQgwTTC6yFzbw1-hztlZtD1FX2WUyxLiBSEB4aw13 Mar 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgx3cikao22whttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mgrywlsjb22rScoop: REI has told staff it plans to cut pay for future hires and reduce benefits for current staff. REI has also told its union, UFCW, that it plans to unilaterally impose terms from its final offer at recently-unionized stores. Union says that's illegal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/rei-plans-to-cut-pay-of-new-hires-and-reduce-employee-benefits?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MzIzNTk3MiwiZXhwIjoxNzczODQwNzcyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQlFMSzhLSVAzUjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.2ZNFGg57XsxYLpsAZGxgxV6pA90CLTf2ZwYZ6CzZ2Rc11 Mar 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrywlsjb22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mggbnqjvus2b"WE WILL NOT unlawfully surveil or interrogate you regarding distribution of union materials in non-work areas...during non-work time," says notice Mercedes will be required to distribute. "WE WILL NOT threaten you with the closure and/or relocation..." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/mercedes-benz-settles-nlrb-case-over-alleged-union-busting-at-alabama-factory?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MjgzMzE0MCwiZXhwIjoxNzczNDM3OTQwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQkhYNDJLSUpIQzYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.KGWSLn3ZZwEO7GBHHz4Gk-QwqtgPKtdYaM6sga3I6Ro [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggbnqjvus2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mgg7qkayjs23Scoop: Mercedes has settled US labor board case over alleged union-busting in the lead-up to 2024 vote in Alabama. Mercedes will make promises including not threatening to move to Mexico. NLRB general counsel office approved settlement despite objections of the UAW https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/mercedes-benz-settles-nlrb-case-over-alleged-union-busting-at-alabama-factory?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MjgzMTA3NywiZXhwIjoxNzczNDM1ODc3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQkhYNDJLSUpIQzYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.txKj6DCD0GjyEzNueOwTnK49cOv4zMJ02duID93iv5406 Mar 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg7qkayjs23https://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mfs24uel5c2lScoop: Trump Labor Dept. "will give greater scrutiny to employers whose market power permits them to dominate their respective labor markets in ways that can facilitate employment-law violations," labor solicitor Jonathan Berry told staff in a memo today https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/trump-s-labor-solicitor-vows-scrutiny-of-companies-with-labor-market-dominance?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MjEzNzkzNiwiZXhwIjoxNzcyNzQyNzM2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQjMyQUFLSUpIRkQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.MrlWev-0yOXoHTKpFWRo4vK_tCBVUM237noseVOTRr826 Feb 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfs24uel5c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3memojmtxss2tScoop–CFPB just fired employee alexisgoldstein.bsky.social for allegedly disrupting &documenting a meeting a year ago between CFPB & DOGE https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/cfpb-fires-employee-over-a-confrontation-with-doge-a-year-ago?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDg1MzU5MywiZXhwIjoxNzcxNDU4MzkzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQUJKNzNLSVVQVVIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.THHH57xsbC3sj86CmaOsI7aCIevDGBY3NMrvMXWgPpw She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info11 Feb 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3memojmtxss2thttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mehp3tki5223"The legal system doesn’t feel like it’s working like it’s supposed to, and it doesn’t feel like it’s protecting workers the way it's supposed to… I think that this is a sign of worse things to come in declawing the NLRB" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/us-nlrb-gives-up-oversight-of-elon-musk-s-spacex Context: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-07-08/spacex-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-spotlights-elon-musk-s-brand-of-cancel-culture?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDY4MjkwOSwiZXhwIjoxNzcxMjg3NzA5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTR0JQMEJUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.zCBghMiYOmhGriMBEIiLf-CZXgZOI-QeGW2oMH5w3js [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehp3tki5223https://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mehhcnubn22iScoop: The US labor board is giving up oversight over Elon Musk's SpaceX, and abandoning its yearslong case over the firing of engineers behind an open letter that criticized Musk https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/us-nlrb-gives-up-oversight-of-elon-musk-s-spacex?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDY3NDUxNiwiZXhwIjoxNzcxMjc5MzE2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQTdQNkRLSVVQVTcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.XeDsbxWEGhNJA5e4dMx0YnBhmGNgmEYfnxqWIR8K758 NLRB prosecutors now say NMB, not NLRB, has jurisdiction over SpaceX09 Feb 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehhcnubn22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3me3pql3eos2gNew: UAW reaches landmark tentative contract deal with Volkswagen in Chattanooga Tennessee, including 20% across-the-board pay hikes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/volkswagen-workers-in-tennessee-win-20-pay-hike-in-union-deal?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDI3MTM2NCwiZXhwIjoxNzcwODc2MTY0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOVoxVVpLR1pBTE0wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.Hdqqgq-BS_bbDiJMt_Jc5Lr--86ogXzux1JKCX8ukeQ "This contract is proof that if you stand up and stick together, you can win a better life” https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/volkswagen-workers-in-tennessee-win-20-pay-hike-in-union-deal?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDI3MTIwNCwiZXhwIjoxNzcwODc2MDA0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOVoxVVpLR1pBTE0wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.WpBQ9IkDqDZiB8H1fpfrU_shMbiCvsmow1w_p1TBNA805 Feb 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3pql3eos2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/josheidelson.bsky.social/post/3mcdpp6tokc2yScoop: Trump Administration is reversing its massive cuts to NIOSH, the agency behind most US workplace safety research https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-13/hhs-reverses-cuts-to-safety-agency-niosh-reinstating-hundreds?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2ODM0NzAwOCwiZXhwIjoxNzY4OTUxODA4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOFRUOTdLR0NURk4wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.vZQ4EZeWnRXwjoDlZ_xDB116D-EDHvk334X1lMVDCfY Our September @BW feature on the sweeping consequences of those cuts: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-18/american-business-s-secret-weapon-in-the-cdc-broken-by-trump-administration?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2ODM0NzEyMCwiZXhwIjoxNzY4OTUxOTIwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMlNZQ1JHUEZITzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.XTsVwbKhOrn42bWN0kPe64OU53SjE0hk1JvoH4sGP9A13 Jan 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:w2b5ftat5wluvugidn6xpepy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdpp6tokc2y