April 21, 2024 News & Commentary Historic unionization at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant; DOL cracks down on child labor; NY passes tax credit for journalists' salaries.
April 3, 2024 News & Commentary Mercedes workers plan to file for union vote; United Steelworkers oppose U.S. Steel takeover; Kaiser Hospitals residents and fellows file for collective bargaining unit
April 1, 2024 News & Commentary UAW files unfair labor charges against Mercedes-Benz, Congressional Democrats call for an extension for Employment Authorization Documents; California fast food workers’ minimum wage increases to $20 an hour today
March 18, 2024 News & Commentary Lyft and Uber will stop operating in Minneapolis after the city council approved a mandatory minimum wage for rideshare drivers; President Biden looks to earn further support from organized labor through his State of the Union remarks and meetings with union leadership; the ACLU is behind surprising opposition to workers’ rights
March 4, 2024 News & Commentary Dartmouth University files a motion to stay the men’s basketball team’s unionization election scheduled for tomorrow; Kentucky’s House of Representatives will consider a bill that repeals mandatory lunch and rest breaks; Georgia’s State Senate passes a bill requiring secret-ballot elections for companies that accept state incentives
February 23, 2024 News & Commentary UAW and Ford avoid strike; DOL investigates child labor in slaughterhouse; baristas and students pressure Starbucks.
February 19, 2024 News & Commentary Major League Soccer locks out its referee union ahead of this week’s season opener; Farmers in India hold talks with the government in an effort to end ongoing protests; San Diego’s city council unanimously passed a Project Labor Agreement last week
February 16, 2024 News & Commentary In today’s news and commentary: Actors Equity aims to unionize Disneyland performers; the Cornell ILR school releases its 2023 Labor Action Tracker; SpaceX’s lawsuit against the NLRB to be transferred to California; Washington State House approves a bill to allow unemployment benefits for striking workers; Uber and Lyft drivers strike on Valentine’s Day.
February 5, 2024 News & Commentary The Newton, MA teachers strike ends after two weeks; President Biden may join Las Vegas hotel employees on their picket line; French farmers call off a weeks-long protest after the government announces several new commitments
January 22, 2024 News & Commentary Faculty members across the California State University system begin a five-day strike; German train drivers announced a six-day strike; A film about the forming of the Amazon Labor Union had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday.