SEIU Conditions 2020 Presidential Endorsement on Demand for “Unions for All”
Today in Milwaukee, the site of the upcoming Democratic National Convention, SEIU President...
SEIU Conditions 2020 Presidential Endorsement on Demand for “Unions for All”
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How ICE Is Undermining Undocumented Immigrants’ Employment Rights—and What States Are Doing in Response
How ICE Is Undermining Undocumented Immigrants’ Employment Rights—and What States Are Doing in Response
In 2017, ICE agents reportedly showed up to labor dispute proceedings at the California...
Does the First Amendment’s Ban on Political Patronage Apply to Appointed State Judges?
Does the First Amendment’s Ban on Political Patronage Apply to Appointed State Judges?
A recent Third Circuit decision applies the case law on public employees and the First...
Weekend News & Commentary — February 16-17, 2019
Weekend News & Commentary — February 16-17, 2019
On Thursday, Illinois state lawmakers passed a bill that will raise the state’s minimum wage to...
Forced To Work Without Pay: Do Federal Employees Have a Thirteenth Amendment Claim?
Forced To Work Without Pay: Do Federal Employees Have a Thirteenth Amendment Claim?
The federal government shutdown is precipitating a wave of lawsuits and talk of sick-outs and...
Today’s News & Commentary — July 2, 2018
Today’s News & Commentary — July 2, 2018
Minimum wages are rising across the country. On Sunday, San Francisco’s minimum wage reached...
The NFL’s New “Take a Knee” Ban Violates Federal Labor Law
The NFL’s New “Take a Knee” Ban Violates Federal Labor Law
This week, the NFL announced a new policy punishing players who "take a knee" in protest of...
Weekend News & Commentary — April 21 – 22, 2018
Weekend News & Commentary — April 21 – 22, 2018
Friday was a big day for unionization efforts in New England. Late in the afternoon, election...
Rebuilding Labor Law from a Clean Slate
Rebuilding Labor Law from a Clean Slate
In the weeks ahead, we’ll be sharing more about a project that Sharon and I are launching at...
Today’s News & Commentary — April 18, 2018
Today’s News & Commentary — April 18, 2018
Arizona teachers began voting on whether to strike on Tuesday afternoon. While Republican...
Weekend News & Commentary — April 7-8
Weekend News & Commentary — April 7-8
The Washington Post reports that Target has agreed to a $3.74 million settlement with black and...
The Fight for a Working Democracy
The Fight for a Working Democracy
For the last forty years, a determined attack on our democracy has been funded by a small cadre of right wing billionaires. The leaders of this effort are determined to ensure that the decisions of government benefit the corporations and the wealthy, and they have recognized that in order to win on the substance—taxation, deregulation, shrinking government, preventing redistribution—they have to undercut the very structures of our democracy.