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    N.Y. Gov. Hochul signs 5 union protection bills, including Staten Island senator’s apprenticeship law

    September 8, 2025 // Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton joined Gov. Kathy Hochul in celebrating the passage of bills seeking to protect and create union jobs in New York. Hochul passed five different bills on union labor, ranging from pay protections to apprenticeships — which was Scarcella-Spanton’s legislation.

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    Pritzker signs union protection bills amid Trump war on federal unions

    August 19, 2025 // The signing comes after the Federal Emergency Management Agency joined at least three other federal agencies in canceling contracts with unions to comply with President Trump’s March executive order that stripped many federal workers of union protections.

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