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October 30, 2025

Today in 1991
The fishing boat Andrea Gail, out of Gloucester, Mass., is caught in a ferocious storm and lost at sea with her crew of six. The event inspired the book, “The Perfect Storm,” by Sebastian Junger, and a film by the same name. The city of Gloucester has lost more than 10,000 whalers and fishermen to the sea over its 350-year history.

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What Critics of the ‘Faster Labor Contracts Act’ Get Wrong
Posted On: Oct 29, 2025
Oct. 29, 2025 | LEGAL OPINION | […] I want to address the most common substantive objection to the FLCA: that we shouldn’t place federal bureaucrats in charge of contract negotiations. Whether that view stems from faith in free contracting, a commitment to industrial democracy, or skepticism about an outside adjudicator’s ability to determine what’s best for a specific workplace, I take it that many across the political spectrum (though not all) are wary of arbitrators deciding labor contracts. But this critique misunderstands how first-contract arbitration works. On Labor
 
 
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