Edward Nasser is a student at Harvard Law School.
The Wall Street Journal reported today on “The State of ‘Good Jobs’ in America.” There are more than 30 million of these “good jobs”, which pay more than $35,000 and do not require a four year degree. The problem, though, is that there are more than 75 million Americans without four year degrees competing for those jobs, roughly 2.5 people for each position. Money magazine reports that men hold 70% of these jobs, while white workers hold roughly 65%.
In more ambiguous news for workers, the Wall Street Journal also reported today on the increasing concentration of high paying tech jobs in just eight cities. Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose, Austin, Raleigh, Washington, Baltimore and Boston — account for more than 27% of the listings for U.S. tech jobs that pay more than $100,000 a year.
The Ninth Circuit held on Monday that ICTIS Oregon Inc. couldn’t bring an antitrust counterclaim against the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association in a dispute over longshoremen’s work in Portland, according to Law360. The case is ILWU et al. v. ICTSI Oregon Inc., case number 14-35504 in the U.S. District Court for Oregon. The panel said a nonstatutory exemption in the Sherman Act protected the unions’ allegedly monopolistic actions from scrutiny. The opinion can be read here.
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March 19
WNBA and WNBPA reach verbal tentative agreement, United Teachers Los Angeles announce April 14 strike date, and the California Gig Workers Union file complaint against Waymo.
March 18
Meatpacking workers go on strike; SCOTUS grants cert on TPS cases; updates on litigation over DOL in-house agency adjudication
March 17
West Virginia passes a bill for gig drivers, the Tenth Circuit rejects an engineer's claims of race and age bias, and a discussion on the spread of judicial curtailment of NLRB authority.
March 16
Starbucks' union negotiations are resurrected; jobs data is released.
March 15
A U.S. District Court issues a preliminary injunction against the Department of Veterans Affairs for terminating its collective bargaining agreement, and SEIU files a lawsuit against DHS for effectively terminating immigrant workers at Boston Logan International Airport.
March 13
Republican Senators urge changes on OSHA heat standard; OpenAI and building trades announce partnership on data center construction; forced labor investigations could lead to new tariffs