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May 7, 2014
News & Commentary

Jordan M. Grossman

The Wall Street Journal reports on “high-stakes negotiations” between the Metropolitan Opera and the singer’s union, including management filing an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB “even before across-the-table talks begin.” The Opera “is seeking to cut pay for members of the three biggest unions by more than 16%.” The New York Times reports that a federal judge approved “a […]

Trends and Surprises in Union Political Spending on the 2014 Elections

Apr 30, 2014 Jordan M. Grossman

The 2014 congressional elections do not take place until November, but unions have already provided millions of dollars in campaign contributions to candidates, political parties, and outside groups – including to some surprising recipients. According to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, which counts all donations from political action committees (PACs), individual contributions of more than $200 to federal candidates […]

April 15, 2014
News & Commentary

Jordan M. Grossman

The Wall Street Journal reports that Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro recently sent a “letter to all the presidents of NCAA Division I football schools” regarding the unionization efforts by members of the school’s football team. The letter notes that Northwestern is prepared to pursue its legal appeal of the regional NLRB ruling that players can unionize all […]

Unions, Pensions, and Politics: Examining Labor's Role in the Illinois Governor's Race

Apr 14, 2014 Jordan M. Grossman

In Illinois politics and labor relations, changing circumstances have transformed friends into enemies and back again in just the past six months. Specifically, unions have come to the aid of Governor Pat Quinn’s reelection effort, endorsing him and investing millions in his campaign, just months after suing him for an “abdication . . . of [his] most fundamental […]

March 18, 2014
News & Commentary

Jordan M. Grossman

The Wall Street Journal reports that prominent sports labor lawyer Jeffrey Kessler, who “helped bring free agency to the NFL and has worked with the NFL and NBA players unions,” is suing the NCAA for antitrust violations, claiming “that the NCAA illegally caps players’ compensation at an athletic scholarship rather than allowing the open market to […]

March 13, 2014
News & Commentary

Jordan M. Grossman

The Washington Post reports that “President Obama met with a group of women lawmakers” yesterday “to discuss what he called the ‘burdens’ faced by working women,” including the fact that “women continue to be disproportionately represented in low-wage professions.” The Post notes that these issues will be explored further at a White House Summit on Working […]

Highlights of President Obama's Budget Request for the Department of Labor

Mar 12, 2014 Jordan M. Grossman

Last week, President Obama released his budget request for fiscal year 2015, which included a proposed $200 million increase in funding for the Department of Labor, for a total of $11.8 billion. According to the Department, the request “targets investments to improve job training and employment programs; strengthens enforcement of laws that protect workers’ wages […]

Sachs Keynote Address on "The Continuing Vitality of Unions”

Mar 5, 2014 Jordan M. Grossman

Professor Sachs delivered the keynote address at the NYU Annual Survey of American Law’s annual symposium on February 21 on “The Continuing Vitality of Unions.” Sachs argued that “[u]nions are an essential contributor to economic equality,” noting that “[a]cross time and across countries, the higher the level of union density, the more economically equal a society is likely to […]

March 4, 2014
News & Commentary

Jordan M. Grossman

Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee has a strongly worded op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that if the NLRB upholds the UAW’s objections regarding the union election at the VW plant in Chattanooga, “it would be an unprecedented assault on free speech” and will constitute an attempt “to muzzle elected officials and prevent them from […]

UAW Files Objections with the NLRB Related to Interference in Chattanooga Election

Feb 21, 2014 Jordan M. Grossman

The UAW today filed objections with the NLRB “related to the interference by politicians and outside special interest groups in the union representation election held last week at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant.” Their full press release is below: UAW appeals outside interference in union representation election for Chattanooga Volkswagen workers 02/21/14 DETROIT, Mich. – The UAW filed an […]

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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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May 7, 2014

Trends and Surprises in Union Political Spending on the 2014 Elections

April 15, 2014

Unions, Pensions, and Politics: Examining Labor's Role in the Illinois Governor's Race

March 18, 2014

March 13, 2014

Highlights of President Obama's Budget Request for the Department of Labor

Sachs Keynote Address on "The Continuing Vitality of Unions”

March 4, 2014

UAW Files Objections with the NLRB Related to Interference in Chattanooga Election