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June 18, 2017

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April 26

Starbucks and Workers United resume bargaining talks; Amazon is ordered to disclose records; Alabamians support UAW’s unionization efforts.

April 25

FTC bans noncompete agreements; DOL increases overtime pay eligibility; and Labor Caucus urges JetBlue remain neutral to unionization efforts.

April 24

Workers in Montreal organize the first Amazon warehouse union in Canada and Fordham Graduate Student Workers reach a tentative agreement with the university.

April 23

Supreme Court hears cases about 10(j) injunctions and forced arbitration; workers increasingly strike before earning first union contract

April 22

DOL and EEOC beat the buzzer; Striking journalists get big NLRB news

April 21

Historic unionization at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant; DOL cracks down on child labor; NY passes tax credit for journalists' salaries.

OnLabor In The News

Fast Company

Amazon’s Labor Union is divided but closing in on electing leadership: Prof. Sachs on Amazon's use of legal roadblocks to delay negotiations.

Semafor

Unions’ picket power now extends to U.S. boardrooms: Prof. Block on the influence of labor unions on other playing fields.

Bloomberg Law

Boeing Talks Will Test Unions’ Sway as Labor Market Softens: Prof. Block on Boeing's labor negotiations with the International Association of Machinists.

The Guardian

Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’: Prof. Sachs on Trader Joe's and Starbucks' recent challenges to the NLRB.

The Hill

Corporate giants aim to hobble National Labor Relations Board: Prof. Block on the important role that the NLRB plays in protecting organizing workers, and the potential consequences of the constitutional challenges to the NLRB.

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