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Pretty hard to believe that I've done 150 of these issues. I hope you find some value in receiving this newsletter. Even if I didn't have readers, I'd probably still keeping do it, because it makes me feel better about the state of the
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Finally, Some Guidance on AI
I wrote my post last week about my concerns about arbitrators using AI before I knew that the National Academy of Arbitrators had issued guidance about its use. Advisory Opinion No. 28: The Arbitrator's Use of AI helpfully explains which sections of the Code of Professional Responsibility apply
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It was a busy week so this is the only post I plan to do until Thursday. The Manosphere Turns on Trump Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed Trump Administration Acted Illegally With Homeless Grants Program, Judge
More on AI in Labor Arbitration
I have written about AI before. In that July 2025 post, I opined that AI wouldn't make deep in-roads in the field of labor relations because it involves human relations even if the legal field could find some uses for it. I co-authored an article with
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I want to thank my readers for sticking with me on this project. As you may recall, I started aggregating news stories about people and organizations that were fighting the Trump administration. I do this to counter the narrative that everything is always awful. While things are very very bad
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Apologies for dropping in on you two days in a row (I try to limit posts to 2/week), but I wanted to share this video from a hearing in the District Court of Rhode Island in a case between the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the Veterans
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‘No Kings’ protest set for Saturday (Idaho) 78 Protests in Wisconsin Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good Local groups are coming together for ‘No Kings’ rallies (OH/WV) A No Kings rally is set for Fayetteville. What to know if you'
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Federal judge reverses Pentagon press restrictions New Jersey sues Trump administration over ICE warehouse plan Underground Railroad museum in NY sues Trump administration over canceled federal grant Demonstrators march from Monument Circle to Indiana Statehouse in protest of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Protests set across South Carolina against US-
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Before I get into the news about the people and organizations fighting the Trump administration, I want to acknowledge the heartbreak and anger a lot of us are feeling about revelations of Cesar Chavez's ill-treatment of girls and women who trusted him and believed in him on
Don't Blame the Software
A common employer defense that I hear in contract disputes concerning pay and benefits is that the company was switching to a new payroll system and something happened to either cause a change to the way pay or benefits were being calculated or failed to change in accordance with a
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Court Orders Restoration of AFGE Veterans Affairs Collective Bargaining Agreement Justice Dept. Struggles to Take Basic Steps in Targeting Trump’s Rivals Federal Judge Blocks Order Ending Deportation Protections for Somalis Feds move to dismiss charges against Army veteran who burned American flag near White House National coalition challenges Trump&
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Ed Martin, Trump DOJ Official, Accused of Misconduct by DC Bar Regulators Federal officers barred from unleashing indiscriminate force on ICE protesters in Portland NY, other states push back on Trump administration demand for colleges to share data on race Statue depicting Trump, Epstein as Jack, Rose from 'Titanic&