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🗞️ $81 Million Federal Bet on Second Chances: DOL Launches RESTART Grants for Formerly Incarcerated Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor announced $81M in RESTART grants to place formerly incarcerated individuals into skilled trades and registered apprenticeships, prioritizing shipbuilding and high-demand industries.

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🗞️ Aurora Colorado's Mt. Fuji Hibachi Fined Over Minor Safety Violations and Unpaid Overtime

A DOL investigation of an Aurora, CO sushi restaurant found child labor and overtime violations affecting 19 workers. The employer paid $22,249 in penalties and $20,213 in back wages.

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📃 February 24, 2026 Representation Filings

6 Representation Case Filings, 1 NRLB Representation Decertification Filing, 1 Representation Management Case Filing and 1 Unit Clarification

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⚖️ February 24, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

25 Charges Against Employers and 6 Charges Against Labor Organizations

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🗞️ Six Dead, Three Companies Cited After Toxic Gas Fills Colorado Dairy Pump Room

OSHA cited three Weld County, Colorado companies a combined $246,609 after six workers died from hydrogen sulfide exposure at Prospect Valley Dairy on August 20, 2025, following a disconnected manure system pipe.

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🗞️ Grain Bin, Grave Risk: Federal Investigators Cite Illinois Alliance Grain After Worker Injured by Unguarded Conveyor

Federal inspectors cited Alliance Grain Co. of Gibson City, IL for six safety violations — including two willful counts — after a seasonal worker suffered a serious foot injury from an unguarded conveyor during grain bin entry. OSHA proposed $276,407 in penalties.

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🗞️ NLRB Dismisses Decertification Petition Filed Before New Security Contractor Takes Over Federal Facility

An NLRB Region 5 decision dismissed a decertification petition targeting security officers at a Maryland federal facility after finding the named employer had not yet hired any employees in the unit.

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🗞️ NLRB Dismisses Union Petition as North American Security Contract Ends

An NLRB regional director dismissed a union representation petition after finding the employer would cease operations within days, raising unresolved questions about employee rights under the incoming contractor.

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📃 February 23, 2026 Representation Filings

8 Representation Case Filings and 1 Representation Management Case Filing

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⚖️ February 23, 2026 Unfair Labor Practice Filings

60 Charges Against Employers, 17 Charges Against Labor Organizations, 1 Charge Involving Excessive Union Fees

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🗞️ Worker-Owners on the Rise: DOL Reports Decade of Growth in Employee Ownership

A DOL report to Congress documents a decade of employee ownership growth—ESOP participants up 8%, worker co-ops more than doubled—while noting that the agency's promotion initiative operates without congressional appropriations.

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🗞️ Satellite Healthcare Company Labor Law Violation - Freezing Union Workers' Raises

An NLRB judge ruled Satellite Healthcare violated federal labor law by withholding 2024 merit raises from 11 unionized Bay Area clinics while paying them to non-union staff—and blaming the union for the freeze.