Héctor and Me
I first met Héctor Figueroa in the late 1980s. I was a young labor lawyer based in New York but...
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Héctor Figueroa: An Appreciation
Héctor Figueroa: An Appreciation
Héctor Figueroa died last week at the tragically young age of 57. I had the good fortune to...
Today’s News & Commentary—June 7, 2019
Today’s News & Commentary—June 7, 2019
National Nurses United (NNU) and Johns Hopkins Hospital have reached a settlement affirming...
The New Job Market is Online: YouTube
The New Job Market is Online: YouTube
For some, YouTube is a website to watch the occasional funny panda video. For others, it has...
Writers v. Agents: A Fight that Could Change Hollywood
Writers v. Agents: A Fight that Could Change Hollywood
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Association of Talent Agents (ATA) are currently...
Olympic Athletes Explore Collective Power Options
Olympic Athletes Explore Collective Power Options
In February, the Athlete’s Advisory Council, a group composed of US Olympic athletes, met with...
Movie Review: Sorry to Bother You is a Modern (Labor) Love Story
Movie Review: Sorry to Bother You is a Modern (Labor) Love Story
Boots Riley’s 2018 film Sorry to Bother You follows the journey of Cassius Green, a...
So Much for the Concern About “Micro-Units”
So Much for the Concern About “Micro-Units”
When Donald Trump was elected, one of the top priorities for the Chamber of Commerce at the...
Ninth Circuit Joins Eighth and Rejects Challenge to Exclusive Representation
Ninth Circuit Joins Eighth and Rejects Challenge to Exclusive Representation
In an opinion released Tuesday, the ninth circuit has rejected a First Amendment challenge to...
The WNBA’s Glass Ceiling
The WNBA’s Glass Ceiling
Since its inception as the best women’s basketball league in the world, the WNBA has been on a...
The Green New Deal Should Help Workers Already Hit by Climate Change
The Green New Deal Should Help Workers Already Hit by Climate Change
You don’t need to read through much of the Green New Deal (GND) to appreciate the scale of the...
Polling the Teacher Walkouts: Strong Support for the Teachers, Unions, and Future Labor Action
Polling the Teacher Walkouts: Strong Support for the Teachers, Unions, and Future Labor Action
Nearly a year ago today, West Virginian public school teachers announced a statewide strike,...