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.
• A great week for American Labor • The momentum is on labor’s side right now • Actors threaten to strike alongside writers • The dream of one big union • Is Scabby the Rat at the tail end of his relevancy? • NLRB files complaint against NCAA, Pac-12, USC • Why child labor in America is skyrocketing • Meet the writers strike’s secret weapon: Hollywood Teamster boss Lindsay Dougherty