The Supreme Court has posted the transcripts of this morning’s oral arguments in Bostock (consolidated with Zarda) and Harris. Justice Gorsuch said that an interpretation of Title VII favoring LGBTQ workers will result in “massive social upheaval,” but early reports indicated he may be the conservative justice most open to the employees’ textualist arguments. Justice Kavanaugh was noticeably quiet, asking a single question. We will round up the major commentary on the oral arguments later this week.
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November 13
Second Circuit hears argument on NLRB structure; California voters reject ban on forced prison labor; Supreme Court declines request to revisit Gramon preemption
November 12
NYT Tech Guild returns to work as bargaining talks continue; Bloomberg Law analyzes the future of the EEOC under Trump’s second term.
November 11
Montreal Longshoremen locked out; ALJ holds that Trader Joe’s violated labor law; Massachusetts teachers unions strike
November 10
NLRB prohibits some employer unionization threats; five thousand UC workers unionize; exit polls show continued union support for Democrats.
November 8
Stanford Graduate Workers Union authorizes a strike; Massachusetts voters reject One Fair Wage ballot initiative; UAW Labor for Palestine launches divestment campaign.
November 7
Voters nationwide approve ballot measures to raise minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time; Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts win the right to unionize; and NLRB judge rules that Amazon violated labor laws during unionization efforts at its warehouse in Alabama.