June 29, 2023 News & Commentary In today’s Tech@Work, military AI is being repurposed for worker surveillance, new questions are raised about the impact of automated farming technology on worker safety, and in Brazil, an increase in phone theft hits gig workers especially hard.
June 26, 2023 News & Commentary Amazon delivery drivers strike after the company refuses to recognize their newly formed union; Proposed Senate legislation would limit the power of port workers’ union; Dairy workers in Maine protested Saturday calling for fair pay and better working conditions
June 25, 2023 News & Commentary The Directors Guild of America ratifies a new contract; a House Committee report accuses Temu of selling goods made with forced labor; and past evidence suggests New York City’s new delivery driver minimum wage will increase wages without increasing prices.
June 23, 2023 News & Commentary New York State Assembly passes bill to enhance penalties for wage theft; Georgetown University to pay up to $550,000 to settle wage theft allegations; Los Angeles voters to determine whether to cap hospital executive pay; ProPublica staff unionize; more than 3,000 Starbucks baristas plan to strike.
June 22, 2023 News & Commentary NLRB rules on Starbucks, AB5 survives challenge, and "pro-worker" conservatives opine on unions.
June 21, 2023 News & Commentary Union-negotiated pay raises hit an all-time high, the NLRB rules that Apple illegally interrogated staff about their union, and the Senate HELP Committee will be marking up the PRO Act.
June 19, 2023 News & Commentary Juneteenth offers an opportunity to reflect upon how labor and employment law should be reformed to address systemic racism, and President Biden is rallying with labor.
June 18, 2023 News & Commentary UPS workers authorize strike; Deputy Secretary Su helps dockworkers reach tentative agreement; US asks Mexico to investigate labor violations in mine.
June 15, 2023 News & Commentary Tech@Work: responding to recent Republican tax proposals, some lawmakers raise concerns that the tax code incentivizes automation; civil groups urge the FTC to address algorithmic discrimination in a number of contexts including employment; and UberEats drivers in Johannesburg are finding themselves locked out of the app amidst power outages.
June 14, 2023 News & Commentary In today’s news: the NLRB returns to its Obama-era standard for identifying independent contractors, UPS agrees to the Teamster’s demand for air-conditioned trucks, and Alamo Drafthouse announces the likely elimination of the projectionist position days after its projectionists at a NYC location filed to unionize. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) took a crucial step […]
