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June 18, 2017

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November 3

Trump administration prepares to roll back PWFA regulations; AI whistleblower wins in federal court; voter enthusiasm among union members soars

November 2

DOL's domestic worker wage rules partially invalidated; Trump Administration restrained from threatening to prosecute election officials; USCIS forced to reinstate minimum notice period for unaccompanied children's asylum interviews.

November 1

Dockworkers strike to protest arms shipments; Weil closes its doors.

October 30

Sectoral bargaining could blunt A.I. job loss; Gen-Z job searchers stare into the void.

October 29

Dolores Huerta, labor leader, feminist, and civil rights icon, dies at 96.

October 28

The Writers Guild of America East provides writers with access to software that protects their work from AI scraping, and city workers in Oregon reach a tentative agreement after a six-day strike.

OnLabor In The News

Wired

Hundreds of Video Game Workers Join New Union as Trump Attacks Labor Rights: Prof. Sachs on challenges to union organizing under the second Trump Administration.

Los Angeles Times

Column: How anti-union southern governors may be violating federal law: Ben Sachs quoted in a column about the anti-union governors' letter and the fragmentation of labor law; John Fry's post referenced on the question of whether state level card-check bans are preempted by the NLRA.

Fast Company

Amazon’s Labor Union is divided but closing in on electing leadership: Prof. Sachs on Amazon's use of legal roadblocks to delay negotiations.

Semafor

Unions’ picket power now extends to U.S. boardrooms: Prof. Block on the influence of labor unions on other playing fields.

Bloomberg Law

Boeing Talks Will Test Unions’ Sway as Labor Market Softens: Prof. Block on Boeing's labor negotiations with the International Association of Machinists.

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