Lessons for the Railway Showdown from a Victory in Canada President Biden has called on Congress to avert a rail strike. But a similar showdown in Canada shows that it is workers, not political leaders, who call the shots.
Postdoc Unions Empower Workers in UC Strike and Beyond As a major UC grad-student strike gets underway, what's the state of unionization for postdocs?
Countervailing Social Media Like many readers, OnLabor is concerned about developments at Twitter. So we are beginning to shift our social media activities to new sites.
California Expands Access to Family Leave A new California law allows employees to access family-leave benefits when caring for close loved ones, including those who are not biologically or legally related.
A Path Forward for Amazon Workers: Digital Picketing If Amazon can move its business online, then labor law requires that the union be able to move its picket line online too.
What Glacier Argues in Its Merits Brief A summary of the employer’s main arguments in the Supreme Court’s big labor case
It’s Time for Congress to Increase the NLRB’s Funding The NLRB is understaffed, underfunded, and overworked — problems that make it much harder for the Board to protect labor organizing.
Update: Virginia Delays Implementation of Anti-Trans School Policies Virginia delays school policies that would pose harm to trans students.
What’s Up With the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act? A bipartisan bill that would outlaw discrimination against pregnant workers — and improve the lives of millions — is currently stalled in the Senate.
Why Hire Labor Spies When Courts Will Do the Union-Busting for You? An outrageous decision ordering Starbucks union to turn over confidential organizing information is an attack on workers and unions.
