May 29, 2023 News & Commentary Iowa joins a growing list of states that are relaxing back child labor laws; Los Angeles union workers join the Writers Guild of America strikers in a show of solidarity; Alaska’s Supreme Court rules that an executive order requiring employees to opt in to union membership was illegal
May 15, 2023 News & Commentary United Airlines pilots protest for higher pay; Oakland, CA teachers union reached a tentative agreement ending their 7-day strike; Iran arrested eight people accused of leading a workers’ strike at the world’s largest gas reserve; Writers Guild of America denies a Broadway request to allow the broadcast of the Tony Awards ceremony to move forward as scheduled
May 1, 2023 News & Commentary A Massachusetts fire union protests 660+ days without a contract; the NLRB rules that a Tesla service center violated labor law by restricting employees’ communication regarding salary and working conditions; over 160 countries celebrate May Day with rallies and protests calling for better labor conditions
April 17, 2023 News & Commentary Ben & Jerry’s workers in Burlington, Vermont are filing for a union election; Unionized workers at the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic voted to strike on Sunday; Guild members of the Writers Guild of America will determine whether to authorize their union to call a strike if a contract cannot be reached by May 1st; Los Angeles community college instructors win healthcare in new labor agreement
April 3, 2023 News & Commentary The UK is considering new anti-trade union legislation which may threaten workers’ right to strike; NBA and Players’ Union have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement; New York City’s largest municipal union voted to approve its contract
March 20, 2023 News & Commentary Residents and fellows at Mass General Brigham hospitals prepare to unionize; divisions in the New York Times NewsGuild union deepens as contract negotiations remain ongoing; the six-month Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike turned violent on Saturday; Los Angeles schools prepare to close this week as workers plan to strike
March 6, 2023 News & Commentary Florida’s legislature considers proposals targeting unions; the University of Massachusetts Amherst is restructuring its Advancement office putting over 100 state jobs in jeopardy; UAW locals and Caterpillar have reached a tentative agreement; ambulance unions in England suspend strikes to enter negotiations with the government
February 20, 2023 News & Commentary Hearing to determine ExxonMobil’s 2021 lockout; Biden Administration seeks outgoing Labor Secretary Marty Walsh’s replacement; Iowa state bill could allow teenagers to work in previously restricted industries; DC 37 secured a tentative agreement with New York City.
February 6, 2023 News & Commentary 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.
