Today’s News & Commentary—January 22, 2021
Last week, according to the Department of Labor (DOL), 900,000 people filed for state unemployment assistance. While the number of new claims did decrease by 26,000, many economists note that these “claims continue to show a job market unable to progress further as...
Today’s News & Commentary— January 21, 2021
Yesterday marked a momentous occasion in the nation's history, as former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were inaugurated president and vice president, respectively. Shortly after their swearing in, President Biden wasted little time carrying out...
Today’s News & Commentary— January 20, 2021
Today is the inauguration of President Joe Biden, whose candidacy has been supported by union leaders and worker advocates as a turning point for the labor movement. President Biden previously unveiled plans to implement a $15 national minimum wage, pass the...
Clean Slate and the Future of Labor Law Reform
One year ago, we released our Clean Slate for Worker Power report. The report opened by invoking the idea that concentrated economic and political power threatens the functioning of democracy. We recognized that this idea shaped the New Deal and led to the...
Today’s News & Commentary — January 19, 2021
Jeanna Smialek of The New York Times recently analyzed the changing economic philosophy underlying Biden administration plans to return the job market back to low unemployment. Smialek looked at Biden's appointments and statements from upcoming Biden administration...
Today’s News & Commentary — January 18, 2021
For all the hand-wringing those interested in workers' rights have done in the past few months, there is some cause for optimism: the comparatively progressive labor agenda heralded by a flipped Congress and a Democratic administration. Commenters expect a...
Weekend News & Commentary—January 17, 2021
Some 6,000 front-line workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama will vote by mail in February and March on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, the NLRB said Friday. The NLRB rejected Amazon’s push to hold the election...
Today’s News & Commentary – January 15, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan on Thursday, 6 days before his inauguration. Biden’s “American Rescue Plan,” which Biden’s transition team called “ambitious, but achievable” is designed to stimulate the struggling economy,...
Today’s News & Commentary—January 22, 2021
Last week, according to the Department of Labor (DOL), 900,000 people filed for state unemployment assistance. While the number of new claims did decrease by 26,000, many economists note that these “claims continue to show a job market unable to progress further as...
Today’s News & Commentary— January 21, 2021
Yesterday marked a momentous occasion in the nation's history, as former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were inaugurated president and vice president, respectively. Shortly after their swearing in, President Biden wasted little time carrying out...
Today’s News & Commentary— January 20, 2021
Today is the inauguration of President Joe Biden, whose candidacy has been supported by union leaders and worker advocates as a turning point for the labor movement. President Biden previously unveiled plans to implement a $15 national minimum wage, pass the...
Clean Slate and the Future of Labor Law Reform
One year ago, we released our Clean Slate for Worker Power report. The report opened by invoking the idea that concentrated economic and political power threatens the functioning of democracy. We recognized that this idea shaped the New Deal and led to the...
Today’s News & Commentary — January 19, 2021
Jeanna Smialek of The New York Times recently analyzed the changing economic philosophy underlying Biden administration plans to return the job market back to low unemployment. Smialek looked at Biden's appointments and statements from upcoming Biden administration...
Today’s News & Commentary — January 18, 2021
For all the hand-wringing those interested in workers' rights have done in the past few months, there is some cause for optimism: the comparatively progressive labor agenda heralded by a flipped Congress and a Democratic administration. Commenters expect a...
Weekend News & Commentary—January 17, 2021
Some 6,000 front-line workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama will vote by mail in February and March on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, the NLRB said Friday. The NLRB rejected Amazon’s push to hold the election...
Today’s News & Commentary – January 15, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan on Thursday, 6 days before his inauguration. Biden’s “American Rescue Plan,” which Biden’s transition team called “ambitious, but achievable” is designed to stimulate the struggling economy,...
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