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January 22, 2015
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

Continuing with our State of the Union coverage, Dave Jamieson at the Huffington Post writes about one of President Obama’s most important labor initiatives: defining which workers are entitled to overtime pay. The Department of Labor is likely to release revised rules on overtime next month, the result of a year-long revision process, according to […]

January 8, 2015
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

The New York Times reports that the postmaster general blamed Congress and the postal union for the Postal Service’s current financial problems, in a speech on Tuesday. According to the Times, as USPS revenues have declined in recent years, the Postal Service has enacted cuts that consolidated 305 mail-processing plants and eliminated over 200,000 jobs. […]

January 6, 2015
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

In immigration news, the Los Angeles Times reports that a federal judge has ordered Arizona to cease enforcing a state law that punishes undocumented immigrants for seeking employment. District Judge David G. Campbell stated that those laws “are at odds with federal statutes that protect such immigrants from prosecution simply for applying for work.” The federal […]

December 31, 2014
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

The Los Angeles Times reports on the continued tension between New York City Mayor de Blasio, and the police union. The Mayor and union leadership met on Tuesday to try to build a better working relationship. Meanwhile, the New York Times argues that the police union has been more aggressive in its opposition to Mayor […]

December 25, 2014
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

In immigration news, a federal judge has dismissed one of the lawsuits challenging President Obama’s executive action on immigration, according to the Wall Street Journal. This lawsuit was filed Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, an outspoken conservative activist and critic of President Obama’s immigration policies. Judge Beryl Howell on the U.S. District Court for the District […]

Reader Poll: The Results

Dec 18, 2014 Rachel Homer

The results of our reader poll are in! We asked: What were the biggest developments in labor law in the past year? Our readers answered that Harris v. Quinn and the fast food campaign are the biggest developments. We’ll have some discussion of these two topics, and why they are the most important, over the next few […]

Reader Poll: Closing at Noon Today!

Dec 18, 2014 Rachel Homer

Our reader poll on the biggest developments in labor law in the past year is closing at noon today — get your votes in now! And see what some labor leaders have chosen so far.

Reader Poll: What Were the Biggest Developments in Labor This Year?

Dec 15, 2014 Rachel Homer

Looking back on 2014, it is clear that this has been (for better and worse) a major year in labor. From the Supreme Court to Chattanooga, TN, and from Northwestern football to McDonald’s restaurants, a lot has happened. Here at OnLabor, we’re interested in your views on what the most important labor developments have been over […]

December 11, 2014
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

The New York Times reports on the Buffalo Bill’s cheerleader’s continued fight for a decent wage and respect on the job. The Times that for most of the cheerleader’s work, they received “not a penny of wages, not from the subcontractor [that managed the team] and certainly not from the Buffalo Bills, a team that […]

Is the NLRB Moving Toward Stronger Enforcement? A Backgrounder on HTH Corporation.

Dec 1, 2014 Rachel Homer

Recently, in a case called HTH Corporation (Pacific Beach Hotel), 361 NLRB No. 65 (Oct. 24, 2014), the NLRB ordered a repeat-offender employer to comply with unusually strict remedies for unfair labor practices. The decision has made a splash: commentators have taken notice, and questioned whether the decision indicates a shift towards enforcement with more bite. […]

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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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January 22, 2015

January 8, 2015

January 6, 2015

December 31, 2014

December 25, 2014

Reader Poll: The Results

Reader Poll: Closing at Noon Today!

Reader Poll: What Were the Biggest Developments in Labor This Year?

December 11, 2014

Is the NLRB Moving Toward Stronger Enforcement? A Backgrounder on HTH Corporation.