September 24, 2018 News & Commentary Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent a memo to employees Friday threatening any employees who would alter search results in favor of their political viewpoints, The Wall Street Journal reports. “The trust our users place in us is our greatest asset and we must always protect it,” Pichai said. “If any Googler ever undermines that trust, […]
September 23, 2018 News & Commentary Nurses unions around the country are advocating for safe staffing levels at hospitals, i.e. limiting the number of patients assigned to each nurse so that nurses can provide safer care. For instance, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is promoting a ballot initiative this November (Ballot Question #1) that would establish safe staffing levels. Hospital executives are […]
September 21, 2018 News & Commentary A new study by Professor Tae-Youn Park of Vanderbilt University finds that unions play a significant role in helping mothers take maternity leave. According to the study, which will be published in the Industrial and Labor Relations Review, union-represented mothers are at least 17 percent more likely to take paid maternity leave than their non-unionized […]
September 20, 2018 News & Commentary Fifteen thousand steelworkers are gearing up to go on strike as workers campaign to reap some of the benefits of a recent resurgence in the steel industry supported by the Trump Administration’s steel tariffs. Steelworkers at plants owned by ArcelorMittal voted to go on strike earlier this week over ongoing contract negotiations — following a unanimous strike […]
September 19, 2018 News & Commentary WeWork has reached a settlement agreement with the Attorneys General of New York and Illinois to remove or alter noncompete clauses included in the company’s employment contracts. Prior to the settlement, most of WeWork’s staff—including custodians, baristas, and receptionists—were contractually barred from working at competitors for a year after leaving the company. New York is […]
September 18, 2018 News & Commentary Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed a new rule that would narrow its joint-employer test, which would likely benefit franchisees, staffing companies, and business that utilize
September 17, 2018 News & Commentary Workers at Marriott hotels across the country are voting to go on strike. Under the banner of “one job should be enough,” these workers — members of UNITE HERE — are calling for living wages that will enable them to support themselves and their families. Workers at the Marriott and other hotels in Chicago have […]
September 16, 2018 News & Commentary Andre Spicer argued in the Guardian this week that Amazon subjects its workers to “one of the most all-pervasive control systems in history.” The charge comes on the heels of news that Amazon holds a patent for worker cages on wheels. While the company dropped its plans for worker-cages, Spicer wrote that that company constantly […]
September 14, 2018 News & Commentary Governor Andrew Cuomo defeated opponent Cynthia Nixon in yesterday’s New York primary to win the Democratic nomination for governor. Yesterday, OnLabor contributor
September 13, 2018 News & Commentary On September 18, McDonald’s employees at restaurants in ten cities will go on strike for one day in an effort to force McDonald’s management to confront sexual harassment in the workplace. Walkout planning has been led by “women’s committees” at dozens of McDonald’s locations, and hundreds of employees have attended meetings. Some of the strike’s […]
