July 14, 2023 News & Commentary Actors on strike, new EEOC Commissioner, Maine bans captive audience meetings.
July 13, 2023 News & Commentary Amazon faces first NLRB complaint; overtime protection proposal reaches the White House; Willcox nominated to serve another term on the NLRB.
July 13, 2023 News & Commentary In today’s Tech@Work, human workers behind Google’s AI chatbot call attention to poor labor conditions; and in a separate but related matter, workers who train OpenAI’s ChatGPT have filed a petition to investigate OpenAI for labor abuses with Kenya’s National Assembly.
July 10, 2023 News & Commentary The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) Workers reached a tentative deal with Union Pacific railroad; United Auto Workers begin contract negotiations this week with an eye on federal funding of electric vehicles; SAG-AFTRA members prepare to strike if they can’t reach a deal with the major studios by Wednesday night
July 9, 2023 News & Commentary A new report highlights sexual harassment faced by real estate agents; heat waves have disproportionate impact on farmworkers; and New York City’s new minimum wage for delivery drivers is temporarily stayed
July 7, 2023 News & Commentary Thousands of Los Angeles hotel workers return to work; major food delivery services sue to enjoin enforcement of a New York City gig worker wage rule; the Guardian reports on the resurgence of the United Farm Worker union.
July 5, 2023 News & Commentary Striking Los Angeles hotel workers marched through downtown, Teamsters make progress towards a contract with UPS, and Canadian longshore union negotiations hold up $19 billion in trade.
June 29, 2023 News & Commentary NLRB struck Starbucks settlement; ride-share companies proposed national approach to benefits; Texas passed unprecedented preemption law.
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
