Jacqueline Rayfield is a student at Harvard Law School.
In today’s News and Commentary, South Korea’s largest labor union began a general strike calling for the President’s removal, a Wisconsin judge reinstated bargaining rights for the state’s public sector workers, and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued another ruling against Starbucks for anti-union practices.
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions issued a call late Tuesday night for its 1.1 million members to join an indefinite general strike. This action came as a response to South Korea’s president declaring martial law, suspending government functions, and implementing military control over the country.
A Wisconsin Judge on Monday struck down a 2011 law that stripped most of the state’s public sector workers of the right to form a union. The President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO explained that this ruling would restore union freedoms to the state and strengthen the state’s middle class. State Republicans had passed this law after winning control of the state government in 2010.
An NLRB administrative judge in Seattle held yesterday that Starbucks’ holiday parties violated labor law by impermissibly excluding union workers. The judge explained that Starbucks hosted an elaborate ice-skating event for the holiday season with complimentary food and drinks but advertised this event only at non-union Starbucks stores. The judge ordered Starbucks to pay each union worker $40 in compensation for labor discrimination.
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July 23
A "lost year" for new NLRB precedent; work stoppage among court appointed lawyers continues in Massachusetts
July 22
In today’s news and commentary, Senate Republicans push back against Project Labor Agreements and two rulings compelling arbitration for workers. Senate Republicans are pushing back against President Trump’s decision to maintain a Biden-era rule requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) for federal construction contracts over $35 million. Supporters of PLAs argue that PLAs facilitate better wages […]
July 21
WNBA players stage protest; Minneapolis DFL Party endorses Omar Fateh.
July 20
A US District Court orders the Trump Administration to provide its plans for firing federal workers; the Massachusetts Legislature considers multiple labor bills; and waste-collection workers at Republic Services strike throughout the nation.
July 18
Trump names two NLRB nominees; Bernie Sanders introduces guaranteed universal pension plan legislation; the DOL ends its job training program for low-income seniors; and USCIS sunsets DALE.
July 17
EEOC resumes processing transgender workers' complaints; Senate questions Trump's NLRB General Counsel nominee; South Korean unions strike for reforms.