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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Democrats in Congress warn cuts at top US labor watchdog will be ‘catastrophic’

A ‘UAW On Strike’ sign held on a picket line outside the General Motors plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, US, 30 October 2023.;
A ‘UAW On Strike’ sign held on a picket line outside the General Motors plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, US, 30 October 2023.; Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Democrats have warned that cuts to the US’s top labor watchdog threaten to render the organization “basically ineffectual” and will be “catastrophic” for workers’ rights.

The so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has targeted the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for cuts and ended its leases in several states.

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