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December 29, 2013
News & Commentary

Rebecca Chang

The federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program expired this weekend, cutting 1.3 million Americans from support. The New York Times estimates that if benefits are not renewed on Congress’ return, “another estimated 1.9 million people who would otherwise have qualified for federal benefits will find that there is no federal program to turn to.” The New York Times covers […]

December 27, 2013
News & Commentary

Sam Heppell

The Wall Street Journal reports that McDonald’s has removed its “McResource” site, citing controversy over some of the information and advice that had been provided to its workers on the webpage. Workers’ rights groups, who have been pushing for higher wages for fast food workers, had mocked the website for including advice about applying for […]

December 26, 2013
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Rachel Homer

The Wall Street Journal reports that four western retailers will establish a fund to compensate victims of the factory collapse in Bangladesh in April. The total in the fund will be close to $40 million. The New York Times editorial board warns of the negative repercussions of the upcoming cut in nutrition aid. In November, […]

December 25, 2013
News & Commentary

Brad King

As Detroit struggles to meet its obligations to fund retiree health funds and public sector pensions, the city is poised to enter a settlement with two banks that may see the banks recover around 75 cents on the dollar. As the New York Times explains, this recovery—far higher than that expected for Detroit’s other creditors—stems […]

December 24, 2013
News & Commentary

Jordan M. Grossman

The Washington Post reports on today’s Obamacare’s “deadline” for insurance to start by January 1st, but emphasizes that this is not the deadline to sign up for insurance to prevent incurring the individual mandate penalty, and notes that consumers can continue to purchase the same types of plans at the same premiums on the exchanges through March. […]

December 23, 2013
News & Commentary

Alison Deich

According to the New York Times, the United States has purchased uniforms and other clothing from overseas plants that break local labor laws. The Department of Labor insists that the United States has a “zero tolerance policy” for clothing suppliers who violate local laws. Nevertheless, audits of suppliers and interviews with workers suggest that the […]

December 22, 2013
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Kirsten Bass

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and the unions representing the approximately 2,400 workers have reached a new four-year agreement that settles a dispute over paid medical leave for employees. Both parties hope that this will be the final agreement after many months of contentious negotiations. The Associated Press reports […]

December 20, 2013
News & Commentary

Scott Hochberg

The Wall Street Journal reports that David Weil, President Obama’s nominee to head the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour division, won the Senate labor committee’s approval in a party-line vote, “clearing the way for his expected confirmation by the full Senate.” In the Los Angeles Times opinion pages, George Skelton argues that public sector unions […]

December 18, 2013
News & Commentary

Brett M. Kalikow

The Washington Post reports that the National Association of Manufacturers filed a lawsuit challenging the Labor Department’s 2010 rule requiring federal contractors to post notices informing workers of their rights to “organize unions, bargain collectively, and go on strike and picket without retribution by an employer… [as well as] their rights not to join a […]

December 17, 2013
News & Commentary

Jessica Harris

The New York Times’ Teresa Tritch urges President Obama to issue several executive orders that would make it harder for companies with wage and safety violations to obtain federal contracts. Between 2007 and 2012, 49 federal contractors, including Tyson Foods, Verizon Communications, AT&T, Nestle, and Hewlett-Packard, were cited 1,776 times for serious wage and/or safety […]

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OnLabor is a blog devoted to workers, unions, and their politics. We interpret our subject broadly to include the current crisis in the traditional union movement (why union decline is happening and what it means for our society); the new and contested forms of worker organization that are filling the labor union gap; how work ought to be structured and managed; how workers ought to be represented and compensated; and the appropriate role of government — all three branches — in each of these issues.

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