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Future Ford megasite workers deserve protection of their right to a private vote

January 25, 2022 // With 5,800 much-needed jobs on the way, Tennessee has many reasons to be excited about Ford’s $5.6 billion electric truck and battery facility coming to Haywood County. But there is one key step in which the state could have better protected workers before greenlighting nearly $900 million in incentives to open the facility. 

Labor agency bucks courts to attack independent workers

January 25, 2022 // A federal agency responsible for administering labor laws is going after independent workers — again. The NLRB recently took steps toward redefining who is an independent contractor and who is an employee. The move could limit self-employment options, making it harder for independent contractors to work for themselves.