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 1
In today’s news and commentary, the Department of Labor proposes to roll back minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by public defenders over a union’s Gaza statements, and Philadelphia’s largest municipal union is on strike for first time in nearly 40 years. On Monday, the U.S. […]
June 30
Antidiscrimination scholars question McDonnell Douglas, George Washington University Hospital bargained in bad faith, and NY regulators defend LPA dispensary law.
June 29
In today’s news and commentary, Trump v. CASA restricts nationwide injunctions, a preliminary injunction continues to stop DOL from shutting down Job Corps, and the minimum wage is set to rise in multiple cities and states. On Friday, the Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA that universal injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that […]
June 27
Labor's role in Zohran Mamdani's victory; DHS funding amendment aims to expand guest worker programs; COSELL submission deadline rapidly approaching
June 26
A district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking agencies from implementing Trump’s executive order eliminating collective bargaining for federal workers; workers organize for the reinstatement of two doctors who were put on administrative leave after union activity; and Lamont vetoes unemployment benefits for striking workers.
June 25
Some circuits show less deference to NLRB; 3d Cir. affirms return to broader concerted activity definition; changes to federal workforce excluded from One Big Beautiful Bill.