Today’s News & Commentary — February 28, 2022
Employers are divided on company-level vaccination policy, according to a New York Times survey...
Today’s News & Commentary — February 28, 2022
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Labor Decisions
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Labor Decisions
On February 25, the White House announced that President Joe Biden intends to nominate Ketanji...
What’s in the White House Task Force Report on Worker Organizing and Empowerment?
What’s in the White House Task Force Report on Worker Organizing and Empowerment?
On April 26, 2021, President Biden, who pledged on the campaign trail to be “the most pro-union...
Today’s News & Commentary — February 14, 2022
Today’s News & Commentary — February 14, 2022
Starbucks workers across the United States are in the middle of a historic unionization wave. A...
GOP Senators Owe Judge Sung an Apology
GOP Senators Owe Judge Sung an Apology
In December, the Senate confirmed Jennifer Sung to a seat on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...
Public Banks: What Are They, and How Might They Impact Workers?
Public Banks: What Are They, and How Might They Impact Workers?
Since the Great Recession in 2008, a surge of discourse regarding public banking has emerged....
Unpreemption: The NLRB’s Untapped Power to Authorize State Experimentation
Unpreemption: The NLRB’s Untapped Power to Authorize State Experimentation
The 2020 election of President Biden coupled with Democratic control of Congress brought with...
Evidence of a New Antitrust Strategy Emerging: The FTC Sues to Halt a Book Publishing Merger
Evidence of a New Antitrust Strategy Emerging: The FTC Sues to Halt a Book Publishing Merger
This July, President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order that contained a multi-pronged...
Today’s News & Commentary — December 22, 2021
Today’s News & Commentary — December 22, 2021
Yesterday, the Kellogg strike ended after striking workers ratified a new contract broadening...
Wages and Prices Are Rising – Is the Phillips Curve Back?
Wages and Prices Are Rising – Is the Phillips Curve Back?
In a recent poll, two-thirds of respondents agreed with the statement “inflation is a very big...
Employers and Legislators Eye Child Labor as the Answer to the Labor Shortage
Employers and Legislators Eye Child Labor as the Answer to the Labor Shortage
Recently, the Wisconsin Senate voted to approve a law that would allow employers to keep...
Hidden in the Infrastructure Bill: Interstate Teen Driving of Commercial Semi-Trucks
Hidden in the Infrastructure Bill: Interstate Teen Driving of Commercial Semi-Trucks
The House has finally passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. Among many other...