The UAW began negotiations for new collective bargaining agreements with Ford, Chrysler, and GM early this week. After granting significant concessions during the recession, workers now seek a higher share of the companies’ record profits. The UAW hopes to move workers currently classified as ‘temporary’ into regular positions with union […] More »
This week, Senator Kamala Harris and Representative Pramila Jayapal introduced the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (HR 3760 and S 2112). The bill provides a number of important protections for domestic workers. The... More »
This post concludes our review of the amicus briefs submitted in support of the LGBTQ employees in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. We will summarize the opening and amicus briefs submitted in support of the employers when those b... More »
Amazon warehouse workers in Minnesota, Germany, and beyond went on strike yesterday through today—coinciding with Amazon’s fifth annual Prime Day—to protest low wages and high pressure working conditions, as well as the company’s contracts with ICE. Striking workers are asking customers not to cross the virtual picket line, as the […] More »
On Sunday, The Wall Street Journal explored the disconnect between the current record-low unemployment rate and wage stagnation. Theoretically, a low unemployment rate should lead to wage inflation because employers need to boost pay to attract new employees. However, wages have failed to rise as the unemployment rate has decreased. […] More »
The LGBTQ employees in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris also received amicus support from academics and religious organizations. Scholars and Academics A group of historians argue that the public meaning of sex discrimination in th... More »
On Friday, July 12, Labor Secretary R. Alexander Acosta announced his resignation as Democrats and Republicans alike questioned his handling of a sex crimes case involving financier Jeffrey Epstein when Acosta was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Even before last week, when federal prosecutors in New York charged Epstein with […] More »
Yesterday, the American Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education over the public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) program. The lawsuit alleges that PSLF is so dysfunctional that it violates federal law and the Fifth Amendment right to due process. The program is supposed to forgive the […] More »
Today we continue our review of the amicus briefs submitted in support of the LGBTQ employees in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. Gender and Racial Justice Organizations The National Women’s Law Center and other women’s rights gro... More »
The Trump NLRB has held that an employer may withdraw recognition from a union even if the union has the support of a majority of workers at the time of withdrawal. This decision is yet another reminder that the Trump appoin... More »
July 17th, 2019