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September 4, 2014
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

The Seventh Circuit held Indiana’s “Right to Work” law doesn’t violated the U.S. Constitution, according to Bloomberg News. The case, Sweeney v. Pence, was a 2-1 vote. A year ago, an Indiana state court found that the law violated that state’s constitution. Tuesday’s decision does not affect the state court ruling, which is being appealed separately […]

August 21, 2014
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

Buzzfeed reports that many former top officials from President Obama’s campaign team have now taken jobs opposing unions. 2008 Campaign manager David Plouffe just joined Uber, the taxi service that has ongoing disputes with unionized cab drivers and regulators. Robert Gibbs and Ben LaBolt, Obama communications strategists, started a public relations firm representing a group that […]

August 7, 2014
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

Yesterday, NPR’s “All Things Considered” discussed the NLRB’s recent ruling that McDonald’s is a “joint employer” with its franchisees. The Chicago Tribune also continued to cover the ruling, arguing that it will make unionizing easier, but may make it harder to operate franchises. Here at OnLabor, we’ve had a series of Guest Posts analyzing the […]

July 25, 2014
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

In immigration news, the crisis of unaccompanied minors at the border continues. According to the Wall Street Journal, President Obama met with the presidents of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to discuss a solution that addresses longer-term regional problems that drive the children to come to America. Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez said, “[t]he sheer […]

July 24, 2014
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

In art news, labor relations at the Metropolitan Opera continue to deteriorate, according to the New York Times. On Wednesday, the Met informed its workers that they would be locked out if a contract wasn’t reached by the end of the next week. Contracts with 15 of the 16 unions at the Met expire on […]

Ben Sachs on Whether Strikes Are Effective

Jul 21, 2014 Rachel Homer

This morning, Ben Sachs discussed whether strikes are effective with HuffPost Live. Following the narrowly-averted LIRR strike, Marc Lamont Hill interviewed Sachs, Dave Jamieson from HuffingtonPost, Michael Wasser from Jobs with Justice, and Bene’t Holmes, a Walmart employee and activist, regarding when worker strikes are effective, and when they aren’t. The entire interview is available here.

Weekend Listening: Ben Sachs Interviewed by Dissent Magazine

Jul 12, 2014 Rachel Homer

Yesterday, Dissent Magazine‘s “Belabored” series interviewed Ben Sachs about Harris v. Quinn. The full podcast is available here, and the discussion of Harris v. Quinn begins at minute 7:00. We’ve covered Harris v. Quinn extensively — Sachs’s analysis is here, his most recent op-ed in the Los Angeles Times is here, and a roundup of recent commentary from other sources is here.

July 10, 2014
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

A strike could begin on the Long Island Rail Road as soon as July 20th, the New York Times reports. Transportation workers and the M.T.A. have not been able to reach agreement on a new contract, despite multiple attempts at federal mediation since December. M.T.A. leaders say they have offered the union “everything that they’ve […]

Roundup of Harris v. Quinn Commentary

Jul 1, 2014 Rachel Homer

Since the Court decided Harris v. Quinn, there has been a slew of insightful analysis around the internet. From the team here at OnLabor, Jack Goldsmith’s take is here and Ben Sachs’s is here. Sachs also did an interview with The Takeaway and with HuffPost Live to discuss the opinion. A roundup of other commentary […]

Ben Sachs on HuffPost Live

Jun 30, 2014 Rachel Homer

Professor Ben Sachs is on HuffPost Live right now discussing Harris v. Quinn.

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OnLabor

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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September 4, 2014

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August 7, 2014

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July 24, 2014

Ben Sachs on Whether Strikes Are Effective

Weekend Listening: Ben Sachs Interviewed by Dissent Magazine

July 10, 2014

Roundup of Harris v. Quinn Commentary

Ben Sachs on HuffPost Live