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What I've Been Reading This Week


Excuse the brevity of this post, but I am in a coffee shop in Dallas before Court this morning and the wifi is a bit spotty.  With that being said, I read some great articles this week and had a tough time narrowing down which ones I wanted to highlight.  But as we await the confirmation hearings for President Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary, I want to highlight one of the better written articles on that topic that I came across this week.

As always, below sea a couple articles that caught my eye this week.


Acosta Continues to Gain Support From Labor Unions

The New York Daily News recently published an update on Alexander Acosta, President Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary.  The article notes that Acosta has recently received the support of the International Association of Fire Fighters (which follows the recent support from the Laborers' International Union of North America), something that the prior Labor Secretary nominee, Andy Puzder, failed to garner.  Of course just because a union endorses (or does not endorse) a nominee, that might not tip the balance.  But with at least some union support so far, President Trump surely must feel more confident in his nominee's chances of confirmation.


A Closer Look at the National Right to Work Bill Pending in Congress

Readers might recall that a few weeks ago, I pointed out a national right to work bill that had been presented in Congress.  While no sure thing (as prior national right to work bills have failed), with a Republican controlled Congress and a Republican President, there has been some thought that this bill could stand a shot...no matter how far off a national right to work bill might still be.  Tyrone Richardson wrote an article the other week with a bit more analysis of the bill and what to possibly expect going forward.  Well worth a read.

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