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July 8, 2015
News & Commentary

Sophie Rubinett Elsner

The National Labor Relations Board dropped its latest right-to-work battle, in which it planned to reconsider the 39-year “precedent that forbids unions in right-to-work states from requiring non-union members to pay ‘fair share fees’ when filing grievances with their employer” Politico reports. The NLRB and the United Steelworkers had sought an exception to an administrative […]

July 3, 2015
News & Commentary

Sophie Rubinett Elsner

Across the pond, The Guardian weighs in on the significance of the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the Friedrichs case. The Guardian quotes Professor Ben Sachs on the implications of a potential decision to ban “fair-share” fees: “Right-to-work has been decided by voters in 25 right-to-work states and 25 fair-share states. If the court holds […]

June 24, 2015
News & Commentary

Sophie Rubinett Elsner

Airport workers are fighting for—and winning—contracts that guarantee higher wages. The Washington Post’s Lydia DePillis writes that the Philadelphia City Council signed a lease with several airlines that requires a wage increase for airport workers to $12 per hour. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Seattle all require wages or benefits above the state minimum […]

June 10, 2015
News & Commentary

Sophie Rubinett Elsner

Thousands of Chicago public school teachers and their supporters marched through the city on Tuesday evening, amidst contract negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and the Chicago Board of Education. According to the Chicago Tribune, CTU is seeking a one-year contract with a three percent raise, while the Chicago Board of Education is wants […]

June 5, 2015
News & Commentary

Sophie Rubinett Elsner

The workers of Gawker Media have voted to unionize, and will join the Writers Guild of America-East. The Washington Post discusses several reasons why this fast-paced union campaign was unique: the staff could use the Gawker platform to debate the merits of unionizing; Gawker’s ownership immediately declared neutrality; and Gawker is considered one of the […]

May 27, 2015
News & Commentary

Sophie Rubinett Elsner

A federal court of appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling to halt the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Legal Permanent Residents (DAPA) program, according to the Los Angeles Times. DAPA would “grant three-year work permits and temporary protection from deportation to about 4 million” qualifying adults. The judicial decisions have suspended enforcement of the program, […]

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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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