Punching In: Jeffrey Epstein, Ralph Northam, and Organized Labor

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

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Chris Opfer: Leaders of many of the country’s largest labor unions huddled last week to discuss whether the AFL-CIO should call for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign over his controversial role in hedge fund boss Jeffrey Epstein’s teen sex trafficking prosecution. They also talked about another divisive issue: what to do about Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D).

The AFL-CIO’s executive council, which comprises 55 representatives of member unions, voted unanimously in early February to call on the governor to ...