June 25, 2023 News & Commentary The Directors Guild of America ratifies a new contract; a House Committee report accuses Temu of selling goods made with forced labor; and past evidence suggests New York City’s new delivery driver minimum wage will increase wages without increasing prices.
Another Reminder of Why Federal Judges Matter for Workers Andrew Strom on the important role that federal judges play in determining worker outcomes.
Beyond the Tomato Fields: Extending a Worker-Driven Approach to Labor Standards Enforcement The Clean Slate for Worker Power project highlights the effectiveness and promises of the worker-driven social responsibility approach.
June 19, 2023 News & Commentary Juneteenth offers an opportunity to reflect upon how labor and employment law should be reformed to address systemic racism, and President Biden is rallying with labor.
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
June 8, 2023 News & Commentary The Fifth Circuit defers to a DOL interpretation, Julie Su supporters look to moderate Republicans, and organizing in non-traditional settings continues.
June 6, 2023 News & Commentary President Biden nominates Suzanne Summerlin for permanent general counsel at the Federal Labor Relations Authority; hundreds of journalists across the country walked off the job yesterday to demand leadership change at newspaper chain giant Gannett; a pro-union resolution in Pennsylvania sparked debate over which political party better supports the working class
June 4, 2023 News & Commentary Mexico taking up US’s request to investigate labor violations at Goodyear plant; Amazon fires another organizer at Bessemer warehouse; leaders of United Airlines pilots union authorize strike vote.
Amazon, Surveillance, and the NLRB’s Joint Employer Rule The importance of acknowledging worker surveillance as a factor in determining joint employment under the NLRB's forthcoming final rule.
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
