August 13, 2023 News & Commentary WGA resumes talks with the AMPTP, and California labor leader calls for UI for striking workers
Dobbs and the Complicated Story of Women’s Progress at Work Professor Naomi Schoenbaum writes about four new federal protections for women’s rights in the workplace -- and the Congressional politicking that has accompanied those bills -- in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision.
August 3, 2023 News & Commentary A National Labor Relations Board ruling overturns a Trump-era employer-friendly standard for assessing workplace rules and employer handbook policies; The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the union representing a majority of Boston transit workers reached a new labor agreement; Three former tour dancers have filed lawsuits against pop star Lizzo accusing her of creating a hostile work environment; Massachusetts voters may have the chance to decide whether ride-share drivers are independent contractors or employees with the right to unionize
July 28, 2023 News & Commentary President Biden acts to protect workers from extreme heat; Outten & Golden associates unionize
July 16, 2023 News & Commentary UPS begins training non-union delivery drivers, building trades reach Compromise with Maine Gov.
June 16, 2023 News & Commentary Amazon delivery drivers go on strike; NYC reaches agreement with city employees; cognitive dissonance in Obama's new show on work
May 29, 2023 News & Commentary Iowa joins a growing list of states that are relaxing back child labor laws; Los Angeles union workers join the Writers Guild of America strikers in a show of solidarity; Alaska’s Supreme Court rules that an executive order requiring employees to opt in to union membership was illegal
May 19, 2023 News & Commentary Minnesota Democrats pass a sweeping labor bill; SCOTUS held that the FLRA has jurisdiction over state National Guard technicians; the EEOC released new guidance regarding employer use of automated hiring tools; Handy settled a worker misclassification lawsuit for $6 million
Principles for a Just and Sustainable Economy On International Workers' Day, the Clean Slate for Worker Power reflects on the intersection of the labor, climate, and racial justice movements in its report "Exploratory Principles: Making Progress for People and the Planet."