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August 18, 2014
News & Commentary

Emily Cusick

The longstanding labor conflict between the New York City-based Metropolitan Opera and its labor unions was partially resolved on Monday morning, with the Met and the unions representing its orchestra and chorus after an all-night bargaining session. The New York Times reports that the Met has called off its threat to lock out workers a little […]

August 17, 2014
News & Commentary

Emily Cusick

The New York Times Editorial Board this weekend urged the Obama administration to fix immigration policies that have left over 11 million unauthorized immigrants without resources or next steps. They urged the administration “to bring immigration policy in line with lawfulness and common sense” by allowing the “Department of Homeland Security to get control of its […]

August 4, 2014
News & Commentary

Emily Cusick

The Metropolitan Opera’s battle with it’s two labor unions continues – after threatening to lock out its workers if it did not reach deals with its labor unions by Sunday night, management said on Saturday evening that it would extend its current contracts for about a week while an independent analyst examined its finances. The Wall Street […]

House Subcommittee Examines Federal Wage and Hour Regulatory Structure

Jul 23, 2014 Emily Cusick

On Wednesday, July 23, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing entitled “Improving the Federal Wage and Hour Regulatory Structure.” The hearing provided the House Education and the Workforce committee members an opportunity to “examine the growth of FLSA-related litigation and current compliance assistance efforts.” The Fair Labor Standards Act sets forth federal wage and hour protections […]

July 21, 2014
News & Commentary

Emily Cusick

In an opinion column for the Wall Street Journal, former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa discusses why teachers’ unions are so opposed to change. As a former union leader and a lifelong Democrat who supports collective bargaining, the author admits to being “deeply troubled by the rhetoric and strategy” at recent national teachers’ union conventions. Villaraigosa writes: “Teachers […]

July 20, 2014
News & Commentary

Emily Cusick

Italy’s three largest unions called for a one-day strike on July 29 to protest the Eni’s decision to shut unprofitable refineries. The strike against Eni, an oil and gas company, will come two days before Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi presents a new strategy for the company that unions say they have been told will include plans to close as […]

July 7, 2014
News & Commentary

Emily Cusick

Wall Street Journal guest author John Hood writes that since North Carolina state lost its eligibility to participate in the extended-benefits program in July 2013, the state “had one of the nation’s largest improvements in labor-market performance and overall economic growth.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of payroll jobs in North Carolina […]

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Key Issues Facing the NLRB

Jun 24, 2014 Emily Cusick

On Tuesday, June 24, the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled, “What Should Workers and Employers Expect Next From the National Labor Relations Board?” The Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), said in a press release: “The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken a number of pro-union actions in recent […]

June 23, 2014
News & Commentary

Emily Cusick

The ongoing labor negotiations at the Metropolitan Opera have “turned bitter,” reports the New York Times. The Met, which ran a $2.8 million deficit last season on a budget of $327 million, is facing a number of financial challenges. However, the Met’s recent proposal to its unionized employees “represented a devastating reduction in pay,” said Tino […]

June 22, 2014
News & Commentary

Emily Cusick

The New York Times highlighted employee surveillance and monitoring technology, which will “fundamentally changing how we work — along with raising concerns about privacy and the specter of unchecked surveillance in the workplace.” The article contrasts the productivity and social gains from monitoring employees with privacy concerns and fear of reverting to the “scientific management” techniques of Taylorism. “The […]

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Law. Workers. Organizing.

OnLabor is a blog devoted to workers, unions, and their politics. We interpret our subject broadly to include the current crisis in the traditional union movement (why union decline is happening and what it means for our society); the new and contested forms of worker organization that are filling the labor union gap; how work ought to be structured and managed; how workers ought to be represented and compensated; and the appropriate role of government — all three branches — in each of these issues.

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