The New York Times editorial board called for action on wage theft yesterday. The authors note that although wage theft is commonly associated with low-wage workers, it is a problem that affects workers across the board. For example, software engineers employe... More »
Last week, New York City joined five other cities and the state of Connecticut in mandating that employers provide their employees with paid sick days. The legislation comes at a time when almost 40 million workers, constituting nearly 40 percent of all privat... More »
A video produced by Target for use during captive audience meetings was leaked last month. The video warns employees, “If Target faced rigid union contracts like some of our competitors, our ability to serve our guests could suffer dramatically – and with fewe... More »
The Washington Post reports that the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), the organization that hires referees for Major League Soccer games, filed unfair labor practice charges against the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) on Monday. The cha... More »
President Obama announced that his administration’s proposed budget will include a 1% pay raise for federal workers, the Washington Post reports. Union leaders and some Democrats have decried this raise as unfair and unreasonable, given the three-year pa... More »
Two weeks ago, in his 2014 State of the Union address, President Obama proclaimed a “year of action” in which he would use his executive powers to advance his agenda, in spite of a deadlocked Congress. In particular, the President announced that he intended to... More »
President Obama will give his State of the Union Address tonight. The New York Times reports that President Obama will use the speech to highlight his increasing willingness to use his executive power to fulfill his agenda if Congress remains deadlocked. One w... More »
As Brad reported earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in the deeply contentious case of National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning (explained here). Reuters reports that members of SEIU Local 1021, maintenance and clerical worker... More »
In the last ten years, but particularly in the last two, states and localities have begun to enact displaced worker protection laws. These laws, which are currently on the books in ten cities, counties, and states, provide some temporary protection for the emp... More »
Boeing workers voted Friday 51% to 49% to approve an eight-year contract extension, the New York Times reports. That deal will ensure that Boeing’s new 777x aircraft will be assembled in Washington state. Although Boeing is earning record profits, the ap... More »
The New York Times’ Teresa Tritch urges President Obama to issue several executive orders that would make it harder for companies with wage and safety violations to obtain federal contracts. Between 2007 and 2012, 49 federal contractors, including Tyson ... More »
On December 4, 2013, the Fifth Circuit issued its ruling in the hotly contested case of D.R. Horton, Inc. v. NLRB. In a 2-1 decision, the court overturned the National Labor Relations Board’s decision to invalidate mandatory arbitration agreements that i... More »
April 22nd, 2014