Today in 1993 President Bill Clinton signed the Federal Employees Political Activities Act (Hatch Act Reform), restoring political participation rights to federal and postal workers after more than 50 years of restrictions.
• That time we did real life Norma Rae • Judge swats aside newspaper’s challenge to NLRB • Hertz Teamsters ratify Western Regional Contract • What if NYT’s tech staff strikes on election night? • USPS reaches tentative contract with postal workers • US labor market plodding along, but jobs becoming more scarce • Vote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers’ anger over lost pensions