
Labor Law Reform Is Needed for Unions to Succeed
How can support for unions be at an all-time high yet union membership fall to an all-time low? It's because our labor law is a complete disaster.
How can support for unions be at an all-time high yet union membership fall to an all-time low? It's because our labor law is a complete disaster.
Cost-of-living adjustment (or COLA) clauses, from a Canadian perspective
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Benjamin Sachs is the Kestnbaum Professor of Labor and Industry at Harvard Law School and a leading expert in the field of labor law and labor relations.
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February 7
Alarming reports about labor conditions at Disney World, healthcare workers in San Diego unionize, and a NJ temporary workers' rights bill is signed into law.
February 6
YouTube subcontractors strike a Return-to-Office policy; Teamsters prepare for upcoming contract negotiations with UPS; Woburn, MA teachers union agrees to reimburse city $225,000 for costs incurred during 5-day strike.
February 5
On Friday night, Disney World workers in Orlando overwhelmingly rejected Disney’s latest offer for a five-year contract. Unions that represent the 32,000 workers—ride operators, performers, restaurant and retail employees, bus drivers, and custodians—announced that 96 percent of the workers who cast votes voted against Disney’s contract offer. The previous three-year contract expired in October, and, […]
February 3
New Jersey advances a temp worker rights bill; Johns Hopkins doctoral students join a wave of unionized graduate students; canvassers systematically misrepresented a petition for a veto referendum on the California fast food workers bill; and strikes continue in the UK
February 2
Starbucks made illegal threats during a union election; an Illinois bill would paid time off; and the UK cost of living strike continues.
February 1
Judge rules Amazon violated labor law and HuffPost workers announce readiness to strike.