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This week: Nussle hosts Industry Update Webinar; 2025 Regulatory Compliance Certification School kicks off
WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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This week: Nussle hosts Industry Update Webinar; 2025 Regulatory Compliance Certification School kicks off
Congress is out on recess for one more week, but America's Credit Unions, leagues, and credit unions are engaging with lawmakers in their home districts and in Washington to fight for credit union priorities and advocate for strong, independent, bipartisan regulatory oversight.
Today at 1 p.m. Eastern, America's Credit Unions is holding an industry update webinar. President/CEO
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WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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This week: Nussle hosts Industry Update Webinar; 2025 Regulatory Compliance Certification School kicks off
Congress is out on recess for one more week, but America's Credit Unions, leagues, and credit unions are engaging with lawmakers in their home districts and in Washington to fight for credit union priorities and advocate for strong, independent, bipartisan regulatory oversight.
Today at 1 p.m. Eastern, America's Credit Unions is holding an industry update webinar. President/CEOJim Nussle will share the latest details on recent changes to the NCUA Board, the tax landscape, and our evolving advocacy strategies, in a webinar session. Nussle will be available to answer questions in real-time. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions ahead of time. Check your inbox for an invitation and registration details.
America's Credit Unions is updating NCUA-related FAQs and informing members as more information becomes available.
Also happening this week, the 2025 Regulatory Compliance Certification School kicks off today and continues through Friday in Austin, Texas. Attendees will receive quality instruction that modernizes their foundational knowledge, along with the ability to certify as a Credit Union Compliance Officer (CUCO).
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/week-nussle-hosts-industry-update-webinar-2025-regulatory-compliance-certification
Share your story with the Don't Tax My Credit Union Social Media Toolkit
WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Share your story with the Don't Tax My Credit Union Social Media Toolkit
Sharing your credit union story is easier than ever before: A new Social Media Toolkit is available now on the Don't Tax My Credit Union website. Credit union advocates - staff, board and members - are encouraged to record their credit union story.
The toolkit offers ready-to-use social media posts, along with best practices and instructions for recording a video testimonial, which can be recorded and submitted
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WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Share your story with the Don't Tax My Credit Union Social Media Toolkit
Sharing your credit union story is easier than ever before: A new Social Media Toolkit is available now on the Don't Tax My Credit Union website. Credit union advocates - staff, board and members - are encouraged to record their credit union story.
The toolkit offers ready-to-use social media posts, along with best practices and instructions for recording a video testimonial, which can be recorded and submittedto be used in the Don't Tax My Credit Union campaign straight from the webpage.
Your help is needed to share how credit unions make people and communities stronger. It's important lawmakers understand how a new tax on credit unions is a new tax on you--their constituents.
Get the facts and learn more about the Don't Tax My Credit Union campaign. Action items to engage with the campaign is also available on the America's Credit Unions website.
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/share-your-story-dont-tax-my-credit-union-social-media-toolkit
NCUA: Single board member constitutes quorum
WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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NCUA: Single board member constitutes quorum
The NCUA late Friday afternoon released a message sent to employees that provides an update on the state of the NCUA. In it, the agency states it is its "long-held view that a single Board Member constitutes a quorum when there are no other Board Members. Chairman [Kyle] Hauptman and NCUA's leadership are equipped with the required authorities to continue implementing the Administration's priorities and fulfilling our mission of protecting
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WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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NCUA: Single board member constitutes quorum
The NCUA late Friday afternoon released a message sent to employees that provides an update on the state of the NCUA. In it, the agency states it is its "long-held view that a single Board Member constitutes a quorum when there are no other Board Members. Chairman [Kyle] Hauptman and NCUA's leadership are equipped with the required authorities to continue implementing the Administration's priorities and fulfilling our mission of protectingthe system of cooperative credit and its member-owners through effective chartering, supervision, regulation, and insurance."
America's Credit Unions will continue to engage the agency to seek clarity on next steps during this interim period. An FAQ resource that continues to be updated is available on America's Credit Unions' website.
Following President Donald Trump's termination of Board Members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka, the NCUA's release says the members and their staff are no longer employed by the agency.
"The departure of two of our three NCUA Board Members has led to speculation within the credit union industry and trade press about the NCUA Board's ability to exercise authority with the presence of only a single Board Member," the release states. "Please be assured that the NCUA has precedent and standing delegations of authority in place to continue performing all operational and statutory requirements under the authority of a single Board Member."
The agency points to a period during the Bush Administration where Chairman Dennis Dollar acted as a sole Board Member.
"He held a Board meeting, voted, and took several actions, both administrative and operational. Chairman Dollar recently stated in an article in CU Today, 'The records are in place at NCUA from 2002 that clearly establish the precedent that the Chairman can act as the Board.'" However, during that period, Dollar never approved or rescinded any regulations.
The agency indicates its work to "ensure America's credit unions are safe and sound, address any unnecessary regulatory barriers to their prosperity, and provide excellent service to the public" continues.
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/ncua-single-board-member-constitutes-quorum
Credit union advocate highlights importance of protecting credit union tax status
WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Credit union advocate highlights importance of protecting credit union tax status
Hearing directly from credit union advocates gives a strong voice to credit union concerns, especially in the Don't Tax My Credit Union fight. In a new video clip, Coastal Credit Union Chief Community and Public Affairs Officer Creighton Blackwell breaks down the importance of the credit union tax status, how it's something worth fighting for, and why preserving the credit union tax status "is still one
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WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Credit union advocate highlights importance of protecting credit union tax status
Hearing directly from credit union advocates gives a strong voice to credit union concerns, especially in the Don't Tax My Credit Union fight. In a new video clip, Coastal Credit Union Chief Community and Public Affairs Officer Creighton Blackwell breaks down the importance of the credit union tax status, how it's something worth fighting for, and why preserving the credit union tax status "is still oneof the most critical pieces that lawmakers can still help us do."
"It allows for us to go into places [...] where there might be financial deserts, or there may be a lack of access," he said, highlighting the not-for-profit, member-owned, and cooperative structure of the industry. "If you want to continue to support America, support our communities--support and keep the tax exemption for credit unions," added Blackwell.
Submitting your own video testimonial has never been easier. Utilize the Don't Tax My Credit Union Social Media Toolkit, where you can record and share your story in a video--and access social media copy and graphics--all in one place. Whether it's submitting a video, contacting lawmakers, or writing op-eds and letters to the editor \- engage in the Don't Tax My Credit Union campaign today.
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/credit-union-advocate-highlights-importance-protecting-credit-union-tax-status
National Treasury Employees Union: Statement From President Doreen Greenwald
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The National Treasury Employees Union issued the following statement on April 18, 2025, by President Doreen Greenwald:
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Statement from President Doreen Greenwald
"Today's bench order from Judge Jackson is a vindication for NTEU and its members, who wholeheartedly contend that the administration's abrupt and chaotic RIF process does not serve the American people and is a deep violation of the rights of CFPB employees.
"Cutting over 80 percent of CFPB staff is not only unwise, it's a direct attack on the financial security of millions of Americans.
"We will continue
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WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The National Treasury Employees Union issued the following statement on April 18, 2025, by President Doreen Greenwald:
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Statement from President Doreen Greenwald
"Today's bench order from Judge Jackson is a vindication for NTEU and its members, who wholeheartedly contend that the administration's abrupt and chaotic RIF process does not serve the American people and is a deep violation of the rights of CFPB employees.
"Cutting over 80 percent of CFPB staff is not only unwise, it's a direct attack on the financial security of millions of Americans.
"We will continueto advocate on behalf of the American people and NTEU members in court in response to President Trump's war on civil servants and we aim to demonstrate that these frenzied, thoughtless attempts to shutter agencies that have done nothing but faithfully serve the American people are a detriment to the public good."
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Original text here: https://www.nteu.org/media-center/news-releases/2025/04/18/Statement from President Doreen Greenwald
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NEA: Shame on Politicians for Protecting the Gun Lobby Instead of Students
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release:
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NEA: Shame on Politicians for Protecting the Gun Lobby instead of Students
Third shooting in three days is not enough to move politicians into action
By Miguel A. Gonzalez
Florida State University experienced an active shooter event, which resulted in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to five others.
NEA President Becky Pringle issued the following statement.
"We stand with the Florida State University community. To every person feeling the weight of this moment: you are not alone.
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WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release:
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NEA: Shame on Politicians for Protecting the Gun Lobby instead of Students
Third shooting in three days is not enough to move politicians into action
By Miguel A. Gonzalez
Florida State University experienced an active shooter event, which resulted in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to five others.
NEA President Becky Pringle issued the following statement.
"We stand with the Florida State University community. To every person feeling the weight of this moment: you are not alone.A campus, any campus across America, should be a place of safety, learning, and belonging--not violence and fear.
"Florida students deserve better. Our communities across the country deserve better. This is the third shooting in three days affecting our students--first Dallas and San Antonio, now Tallahassee. Shame on politicians for protecting the gun lobby instead of students, and for failing to address the epidemic of gun violence sweeping across this country. We are past time for our elected leaders to take real action to end this senseless gun violence."
NEA Resources: Gun Violence Prevention and Response (https://www.nea.org/resource-library/gun-violence-prevention-response-guide).
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The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional employee organization, representing more than 3 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators, students preparing to become teachers, healthcare workers, and public employees. Learn more at www.nea.org.
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Original text here: https://www.nea.org/about-nea/media-center/press-releases/nea-shame-politicians-protecting-gun-lobby-instead-students
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AI in the Workplace: Never Losing Sight of Workers' Health and Safety
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 19 -- The European Trade Union Institute issued the following news:
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AI in the workplace: never losing sight of workers' health and safety
Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to dominate societal and political discussions, with recent events such as the launch of China's DeepSeek chatbot, the US Stargate initiative, and the AI Summit in Paris (February 10-11, 2025) amplifying concerns about its economic potential and impact on workers' rights. While AI promises job creation, it also poses significant risks, particularly for women and lower-quality job sectors,
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BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 19 -- The European Trade Union Institute issued the following news:
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AI in the workplace: never losing sight of workers' health and safety
Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to dominate societal and political discussions, with recent events such as the launch of China's DeepSeek chatbot, the US Stargate initiative, and the AI Summit in Paris (February 10-11, 2025) amplifying concerns about its economic potential and impact on workers' rights. While AI promises job creation, it also poses significant risks, particularly for women and lower-quality job sectors,prompting urgent debates on its implementation and regulation.
The risks of AI integration in the workplace
A major concern is how AI is integrated into workplaces, with different implications depending on its use. When AI is applied in order to optimise production lines, as a tool for workers, or as a method of worker surveillance and control, distinct risks are posed for occupational health and safety. The introduction of AI-powered collaborative robots ('co-bots'), while often promoted as a tool to support, protect, and empower workers, raises concerns about ergonomic issues and increased risk of workplace accidents, especially when humans and co-bots operate in close proximity. Unlike traditional production systems designed to minimise human-machine contact, co-bots work in closer proximity to humans. Past incidents, such as a fatal industrial accident that happened in South Korea in 2023 and a similar case at a Volkswagen plant in 2015, highlight the dangers. Without proper safeguards, AI-driven efficiency improvements could come at the cost of workers' safety.
When AI is used as a tool for workers, it is often framed as a means to alleviate repetitive tasks, allowing employees to focus on higher-value activities. However, this perspective overlooks critical concerns. New productivity targets assume AI's flawless functioning, but in fact leading to increased workload and stress. AI-driven task optimisation may also create cognitive overload by eliminating lighter tasks, which increases mental strain. The notion that AI will merely assist workers rather than intensify their duties remains questionable, especially if productivity expectations rise without consideration for worker well-being.
Algorithmic management
Algorithmic management, understood as the use of software, including AI, to fully or partially automate tasks that were traditionally performed by human managers - is a development that deserves specific attention from an OSH perspective, given the increasing evidence of its potentially harmful effects on the (mental) health of workers. This type of technology is already prevalent in logistics and is expected to expand across other sectors. While it may not replace jobs outright, it alters job roles by increasing surveillance, diminishing worker autonomy, and exacerbating existing risks.
Recent regulations attempt to mitigate AI-related risks
While there is a number of existing legal provisions that can be relevant to address the occupational risks created by the use of AI at the workplace, including the OSH Framework Directive 89/391/EEC, the Display Screen Equipment and Workplaces Directives, the Working Time Directive, the General Data Protection Regulation, and the Machinery Directive, these provisions form a fragmented and 'non-specific' regulatory landscape. In the absence of a comprehensive AI-specific occupational health and safety framework, the current approach relies on interpreting and combining existing measures to address emerging risks. The recent adoption of the Artificial Intelligence Act and the Platform Work Directive represents a significant advancement, particularly in explicitly enhancing transparency, accountability, and protections for workers subject to algorithmic management. Nonetheless, important challenges remain, notably in ensuring coherent implementation across sectors and Member States and in keeping pace with the rapid evolution of AI technologies in the world of work.
Platform Work Directive
The EU Platform Work Directive addresses AI's role in algorithmic management but applies only to a limited sector, namely platforms.
Platforms are prohibited from using automated monitoring or decision-making systems to process certain types of personal data, such as information on the emotional or psychological state of workers, or their private exchanges with colleagues and representatives. They are also forbidden from collecting data when workers are off the job.
Platforms must inform workers and their representatives in writing about automated systems in place, including the categories of monitoring, types of decisions made by technology, and the grounds for decisions to restrict, suspend, or terminate accounts or refuse payments. Human oversight is required for decisions made by automated systems, and workers must have the right to contest such decisions. Decisions regarding the suspension or termination of workers' accounts must be made by a human, not an algorithm.
Additionally, the PWD has an entire Article (12) dedicated to the health and safety of workers. In this Article, there is, for the first time in a European legal text, a link established between the Framework Directive 89/391/EEC, the use of algorithmic management and psychosocial risks. Under this Article, the platforms (when acting as employers) have to evaluate the risks of automated monitoring systems and automated decision-making systems to the safety and health of the workers, in particular as regards possible risks of work-related accidents, psychosocial and ergonomic risks. There are even extra obligations regarding how the software should be used (or not used). For example, digital labour platforms should not use automated monitoring or decision-making in a manner that puts undue pressure on platform workers or otherwise puts at risk their safety and physical and mental health. It is also the first time that mental health is explicitly covered in a piece of EU OSH legislation. Even if it is not enough, it is a significant step forward.
AI Act
More comprehensively, the AI Act--enforceable since February 2025--introduces new obligations for AI system providers and employers. The AI act classifies AI systems according to their potential risks and the impact they may have on individuals and society including their impact on the safety and health of workers. Employers must ensure AI literacy among workers to raise awareness of AI's benefits and risks. The Act also bans AI software that produces unacceptable risk, such as emotional recognition in the workplace, inferring sensitive biometric data, or scoring employees based on behavior. However, AI may still be used to assess physical conditions for medical or safety reasons, such as camera surveillance for truck and bus drivers. Additionally, obligations for transparency, monitoring, and human oversight ensure that employers mitigate foreseeable AI risks.
OSH Framework Directive
The 'established' OSH Framework Directive is also relevant when it comes to mitigating AI-related risks in the workplace. Under the OSH Framework Directive employers must safeguard workers' health, including the impact of AI. This requires thorough risk assessments before AI implementation, consultation with workers, and protections against excessive work intensification. Employers must adapt workplaces to minimise monotony and ensure that AI implementation does not lead to unhealthy working conditions.
By analysing these various existing legislative provisions, it becomes evident that established and emerging regulatory measures have the potential to empower workers and their representatives. First and foremost, whenever AI software is introduced into the workplace--whether classified as high-risk or not--a comprehensive risk assessment of its potential impact on workers' physical and psychological well-being should be conducted by the employer based on the provisions of the OSH Framework Directive.
Additionally, during the consultation process of the evaluation of occupational risks at the workplace, workers and their representatives should be granted full access to all relevant information provided to employers by AI software providers. They should also be fully informed about the measures employers are taking to fulfill their obligations under the AI Act. However, ensuring these rights presupposes a fundamental understanding that if AI poses a potential risk to workers, appropriate preventative measures must be taken. Where necessary, AI implementation should be adjusted or, in certain cases, entirely abandoned.
We are at a critical juncture where it is imperative to reaffirm that workers' health and well-being must never be treated as collateral damage in the pursuit of economic growth. Regardless of how promising or disruptive AI-driven innovation may be, safeguarding workers' rights and occupational health must remain a priority.
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Original text here: https://www.etui.org/news/ai-workplace-never-losing-sight-workers-health-and-safety
