Last week, OnLabor reached our one millionth page view! We are thrilled and grateful to all of you—our readers, contributors, and community—who have helped us grow into a hub of conversation about labor law, politics, and power. To celebrate the work of our contributors and the dedication of our readers since our founding, we’ve compiled a list of just a few of our favorite posts.
Ben Sachs debunks the misleading claim that correctly classifying Uber drivers as employees would require them to lose flexibility.
Sharon Block examines former-NLRB Chair Miscimarra’s “December Massacre,” overturning five significant precedents in his last month on the Board.
Catherine Fisk makes the case that graduate student workers are workers with a right to unionize.
Charlotte Garden on how Uber and Lyft Drivers are turning the tables on forced arbitration.
Jake Rosenfeld connects Democrats’ decline to the party’s abandonment of organized labor.
Andrew Strom says it best: “Watch Out Workers, Here Comes Brett Kavanaugh.”
Noah Zatz on a chilling investigation on exploitative “get to work or go to jail” programs masked as alternatives to incarceration.
David Rolf calls for a massive realignment of strategy to build new models of worker organizing and start the next great workers movement in America.
Karim Lakhani on discrimination against Muslims at work, set to only get worse under President Trump.
Whitney Barnes connects prison labor to mass incarceration and the decline of unions.
Maia Usui asks whether the NFL’s recruiting practices violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Thank you all for reading! Looking forward to our next million views.
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May 24
A majority of House Representatives sign a discharge petition for the Faster Labor Contracts Act, and the House Transportation Committee adopts a railroad safety amendment in the Build America 250 Act.
May 22
U.S. employers spend $1.7B on union avoidance each year and the ICJ declares the right to strike a protected activity.
May 21
UAW backs legal challenge to Trump “gold card” visa; DOL requests unemployment fraud technology funding; Samsung reaches eleventh-hour union agreement.
May 20
LIRR strike ends after three-day shutdown; key senators reject Trump's proposed 26% cut to Labor Department budget; EEOC moves to eliminate employer demographic reporting requirement.
May 19
Amazon urges 11th Circuit to overturn captive-audience meeting ban; DOL scraps Biden overtime rule; SCOTUS to decide on Title IX private right of action for school employees
May 18
California Department of Justice finds conditions at ICE facilities inhumane; Second Circuit rejects race bias claim from Black and Hispanic social workers; FAA cuts air traffic controller staffing target.