Tennessee Conservative
There Are 116,387 Unionized Workers In Tennessee, Or 4.3% Of The Total Workforce. Over The Last Decade, The Share Of The Workforce In Organized Labor Unions Declined By 0.3 Percentage Points In The State.
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1) Tennessee Lottery Hits ‘Action 24/7’ With Temporary Suspension Of Sportsbook License
2) ‘Third grade is too late’: Memphis To Forge Ahead With Second Grade Reading Retention Policy This Fall
3) Texas Governor Blasts Biden Over Conditions At Federal Run Facilities Where Minors Are Being Held
4) Financial Woes Surpass Coronavirus As Top Concern Of Americans
5) North Carolina Congressman Proposes Bill To End Federal Pay For Union Business
6) Country Music’s Top Artists Band Together For “All Together For Animals” Virtual Concert
U.S. Rep. Bishop Filed Bill To End Use Of Official Time By Federal Workers For Union Activities. National Right To Work Committee Said Federal Workers Unions Used More Than 2.6 Million Hours Of Official Time For Union Activity In 2019, Costing Taxpayers More Than $163 Million.
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For Some Special Interests, A Fading Coronavirus Pandemic Poses A Problem, But Not Always An Insurmountable One. The Changes Made Due To The Pandemic Have Long Been On The Policy Wish Lists Of Advocates, They Evoke Words Widely Attributed To Winston Churchill: “Never Let A Good Crisis Go To Waste.” Or As A Headline This Week Might Sum Up A New Urgency: “The U.S. Is Edging Toward Normal, Alarming Some Officials.”
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In all pathways, the vast majority of mines and all coal power plants shutter by 2030, although the coal export business will live on. The ranks of 600,000 natural gas workers fall by more than two-thirds by 2050 in most scenarios. To compensate, the Biden administration pledges that the energy transition will create “millions” of green jobs, but most new jobs will be in the construction of wind and solar farms, which is temporary work and often not in the same regions that provide fossil fuel employment. The pay is significantly lower, too. The median wage for a solar installer is about $45,000 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Now, Just Over A Month Into His Presidency, Biden Is Poised To Make Good On His Campaign Promises To Workers And Unions. On Tuesday, He Hosted 10 Union Leaders At The White House To Discuss His Hallmark American Rescue Plan And Infrastructure Projects.
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Legislation That Would Add Tennessee’s Right-To-Work Law To The State Constitution Received A Positive Recommendation From Senate Judiciary Committee. The Legislation Would Prohibit Discrimination Based On Employee’s Membership, Affiliation, Resignation From, Or Refusal To Join Any Labor Union Or Employee Organization.
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Biden Has Committed To Reopening K-8 Schools Within The First 100 Days Of His Administration, A Goal Two Of The Country’s Most Powerful Teacher Unions Endorse.
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Tennessee Senate Democrats Are Calling For A $1 Billion Investment In Public Health Clinics, School Renovation, Clean Energy Jobs And Broadband Internet Expansion Ahead Of Gov. Bill Lee’s State Of The State Address Today.
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House & Senate Democrats Have Introduced A Sweeping Pro-Union Bill They Argue Will Create Safer Workplaces & Increase Employee Benefits By Expanding Union Organizing. Those Opposed Argue It Will Force Small Businesses To Close, Cost Untold Number Of Jobs & Worsen The Economy.
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