Worker Voice Beyond Wages, Hours and Terms and Conditions of Employment
This week, United Teachers Los Angeles called their first strike in decades. While the parties...
Worker Voice Beyond Wages, Hours and Terms and Conditions of Employment
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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 — September 7, 2018
Today’s News & Commentary — September 7, 2018
Jobs don’t fall prey to higher minimum wages, according to researchers at U.C. Berkeley....
Stacking the Docket for Boston Workers
Stacking the Docket for Boston Workers
A coalition of legal organizations in Boston, including Greater Boston Legal Services (“GBLS”),...
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...
Today’s News & Commentary — June 29, 2018
Today’s News & Commentary — June 29, 2018
In Chicago, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled in favor of...
Today’s News & Commentary — June 13, 2017
Today’s News & Commentary — June 13, 2017
On Monday, a former Tesla employee testified before the NLRB that the company stopped him from...
Weekend News & Commentary — June 9 – 10, 2018
Weekend News & Commentary — June 9 – 10, 2018
Starting tomorrow, no Costco employee will earn below $14 an hour. While some locations...
Weekend News & Commentary — June 2 – 3, 2018
Weekend News & Commentary — June 2 – 3, 2018
Boeing pursues an NLRB appeal of the unionization vote of a “micro unit” of plant workers in...
Today’s News & Commentary — May 21, 2018
Today’s News & Commentary — May 21, 2018
The Editorial Board of the New York Daily News yesterday drew attention to what has been a...
Weekend News & Commentary — May 19–20, 2018
Weekend News & Commentary — May 19–20, 2018
Cornell University violated the National Labor Relations Act in March of 2017, but Cornell...
#BossBabes and Employment Protections
#BossBabes and Employment Protections
A local woman has had a hard time finding work, but is desperate for income, and hears from a...