Even Without Trump, Labor Law is Still Broken
So far, President Trump has appointed a Supreme Court Justice, Neil Gorsuch, who may cast the...
Even Without Trump, Labor Law is Still Broken
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The NLRB Should Withdraw Hy-Brand . . . AND!
The NLRB Should Withdraw Hy-Brand . . . AND!
To start, I completely agree with everything Ben wrote about the need for the NLRB to withdraw...
Today’s News & Commentary — February 5, 2018
Today’s News & Commentary — February 5, 2018
Less than two years after having finally been recognized as the inspiration for J. Howard...
A Bad McSettlement
A Bad McSettlement
The NLRB’s General Counsel recently sought a 60-day stay to try to settle unfair labor practice charges filed by the Fight for $15 campaign against McDonald’s and various franchisees as joint employers equally responsible for illegal retaliation. While Board proceedings resolve before judgments all the time, this is the wrong case for a settlement.
A Narrow Preemption Exception
A Narrow Preemption Exception
The Ninth Circuit issued a decision this week on whether the City of Los Angeles can include in...
NFL Anthem Protests Highlight Another Flaw in Labor Law
NFL Anthem Protests Highlight Another Flaw in Labor Law
While I agree with Ben that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones violated the National Labor...
Standing or Kneeling: Who Can File a Charge Under the NLRA
Standing or Kneeling: Who Can File a Charge Under the NLRA
In addition to many POTUS tweets, the controversy over NFL players’ national anthem protest has...
Time to Aim Higher for Workers’ Rights
Time to Aim Higher for Workers’ Rights
Labor activists must aim much higher if we are to push through the severe structural obstacles that limit organizing in the US. And now is the time as workers’ rights in the US are at a 100 year low and sinking at both the national and state level. The right to organize and negotiate is now virtually out of reach for 90% of American workers. It will be at least 2021 before a sympathetic Congress, if there is one, could hope to legislate solutions with support from the President.
NFL Anthem Protests: Protected Concerted Activity
NFL Anthem Protests: Protected Concerted Activity
I've been getting a number of press calls asking whether the NFL players who are sitting down...
Today’s News & Commentary — September 19, 2017
Today’s News & Commentary — September 19, 2017
Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will hold a hearing on the...
Is it Time to End Labor Preemption?
Is it Time to End Labor Preemption?
By Sharon Block and Benjamin Sachs Serious thinking about labor law reform seems to be...
Daily News & Commentary — August 28, 2017
Daily News & Commentary — August 28, 2017
The New York Times opinion page profiles unemployment "in black and white," examining the...