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Today in women’s history: Frances Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor

March 4, 2014 By Special to People’s World

The appointment on March 4, 1933, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Perkins the first female cabinet member in U.S. history.

Workers’ rights hardly mentioned by justices at High Court hearing

January 14, 2014 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg

Supreme Court justices began hearings on National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, a case that could determine whether it is legal to stop the ability of workers to exercise their right to form a union.

Today in labor history: Supreme Court used Taft-Hartley Act to break a steel strike

November 7, 2013

In 1947 the 81st Congress, controlled by Republicans for the first time since 1930, overruled President Truman's veto and rammed the Taft-Hartley Law through Congress, severely limited strike activities .

Senate to vote Oct. 28 on Griffin for top NLRB enforcement job

October 24, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The Senate is scheduled to vote late on Oct. 28 on Obama's nomination of Richard Griffin to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.

NLRB judge: Firm’s ‘arbitration agreement’ with workers can’t ban appeals to board

August 22, 2013 By PAI

The ban violates the worker's labor law rights, ALJ Melissa Olivero ruled on August 14 in a case involving Fort Lauderdale-based Everglades University.