![Most of the leading Democratic candidates for President have argued for raising the federal minimum wage to $15.00 per hour to ensure that Americans working full-time can earn a living wage (as Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren have said). Moreover, all of these candidates have argued […]](https://i1.wp.com/onlabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/48612408571_4e57ddf3e2_o-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C912&ssl=1)
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![Tomorrow the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will formally publish a final rule codifying an employer-friendly test for determining whether an employer can escape liability for labor law violations by franchising and contracting out its operations. Under the new standard, a business can only be considered a “joint employer” under […]](https://i0.wp.com/onlabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/NLRB.jpeg?resize=700%2C467&ssl=1)
![During this Democratic primary season, there has been much focus on what divides the candidates – who is for Medicare for All and who is for Medicare for anyone who wants it, who is for a Green New Deal and who is for a carbon tax, who wants structural change […]](https://i2.wp.com/onlabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/pexels-photo-1550339.jpeg?resize=1400%2C912&ssl=1)
![In 2018, the news reported that some assembly line workers had been asked to wear caps that monitor brain waves in order for managers to adjust the pace of production and workflows. Some observers raised doubts on the reliability of these tools, and even cast doubts on their actual functioning, […]](https://i2.wp.com/onlabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/30188201497_c72e2fd9ef_c.jpg?resize=800%2C640&ssl=1)
![A new report from Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program entitled Clean Slate for Worker Power lays out a series of ambitious reforms that would help guide U.S. labor law into the 21st century with worker empowerment as a driving policy objective. Four themes emerge from the Report, which follows […]](https://i0.wp.com/onlabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Canada-United-States.jpg?resize=1400%2C912&ssl=1)
![After eighteen months of highly collaborative work involving over seventy academics, organizers, lawyers, and students from around the world, we released this morning the report and recommendations of the Clean Slate for Worker Power project. You can learn all about the project at cleanslateworkerpower.org. Our full Report is available here, […]](https://i0.wp.com/onlabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/clean-slate.png?resize=1400%2C912&ssl=1)
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Today’s News & Commentary — February 28, 2020
Yesterday, a group of major unions filed a petition with the Federal Trade Commission (F.T.C.) asking the F.T.C. to investigate Amazon. The petition highlights a range of Amazon business practices that have received scrutiny ... More »
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Today’s News & Commentary—February 27, 2020
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board formally published a final rule revising the established test of joint-employer liability for labor violations. As Jared explained on Tuesday, the new rule replaces an Oba... More »
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The Shortcomings of Proposals for an Indexed, Living Minimum Wage
Most of the leading Democratic candidates for President have argued for raising the federal minimum wage to $15.00 per hour to ensure that Americans working full-time can earn a living wage (as Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, ... More »
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Today’s News & Commentary—February 26, 2020
Hospitality workers union UNITE HERE released a report on Tuesday on working conditions in Starbucks locations managed by HMS Host, an airport and highway food service company that has maintained exclusive rights to operate S... More »
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The NLRB’s Final Joint-Employer Rule Moves Labor Law Backwards
Tomorrow the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will formally publish a final rule codifying an employer-friendly test for determining whether an employer can escape liability for labor law violations by franchising and co... More »
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Today’s News & Commentary — February 25, 2020
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and a criminal sexual act after a trial in New York. The jury acquitted him of the most serious charge of being a sexual predator but he still faces a prison sentence of five to 25 ye... More »
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Today’s News & Commentary — February 24, 2020
The New York Times interviewed members of the Culinary Union Local 226 in Nevada with differing views on Senator Bernie Sanders’s “Medicare for All” plan. As Jacob highlighted yesterday, the Culinary Union has criticized Sand... More »
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Today’s News & Commentary—February 23, 2020
Members of Nevada’s Culinary Workers Union participated in the state’s Democratic caucus Saturday, including at “strip caucuses” located at their workplaces in casinos and hotels. The Union did not endorse a candidate this ye... More »
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Today’s News & Commentary – February 21, 2020
What’s in labor news today? A cursory Google search gives the impression that organized labor is today plagued by fractious infighting. Indeed, there is no shortage of articles highlighting the apparent ideological divisions ... More »
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Today’s News & Commentary — Feb. 20, 2020
Last month, the WNBA signed a new tentative bargaining agreement with the Women’s National Basketball Players Association. As Teen Vogue explains, proponents hope that the agreement will improve the lives of players, who und... More »
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