August 19, 2024 News & Commentary DOL defends its new independent contractor rule in five separate lawsuits brought in courts around the country; AT&T workers across the Southeast are striking after alleged unfair labor practice during contract negotiations; UAW President Shawn Fain is slated to speak tonight at the opening of the Democratic National Convention
August 5, 2024 News & Commentary the Fifth Circuit considers Department of Labor overtime eligibility standards; organized workers at Crooked Media participate in a one-day walkout; UNITE HERE endorses Kamala Harris for President
July 8, 2024 News & Commentary Amazon workers in the UK participate in an historic election; Samsung workers in South Korea begin a three-day strike; labor leader and scholar Jane McAlevey passes away after a long battle with cancer
June 24, 2024 News & Commentary Workers across the country face extreme heat exposure with minimal government protections; Utility Workers Union of America Local 1-2 reaches a tentative agreement with Con Edison narrowly avoiding a strike; the Tenth Circuit grants a continuation of a freeze on a wage increase for some federal contractors
June 10, 2024 News & Commentary Former President Trump attempts to win over voters with a pledge to eliminate taxation of tips; the Major League Baseball Players Association accuses Bad Bunny’s sports agency of providing clients and prospective clients with improper inducements
May 13, 2024 News & Commentary Canadian public sector unions challenge a government return-to-office requirement; Las Vegas hotel union workers walked off the job this weekend for a 48-hour strike; a California farmworkers union defends against charges of coercion in a recent organizing drive.
April 29, 2024 News & Commentary The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees enters the final stages of negotiations for its basic agreement; the Supreme Court appears likely to side with Starbucks in 10(j) injunctions case
April 15, 2024 News & Commentary The Supreme Court ruled in favor of bakery delivery drivers in an exemption from mandatory arbitration case; A Teamsters Local ends its 18-month strike by accepting settlement payments and agreeing to dissolve
April 1, 2024 News & Commentary UAW files unfair labor charges against Mercedes-Benz, Congressional Democrats call for an extension for Employment Authorization Documents; California fast food workers’ minimum wage increases to $20 an hour today
March 18, 2024 News & Commentary Lyft and Uber will stop operating in Minneapolis after the city council approved a mandatory minimum wage for rideshare drivers; President Biden looks to earn further support from organized labor through his State of the Union remarks and meetings with union leadership; the ACLU is behind surprising opposition to workers’ rights
