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Featured Timeline:Amazon

July 6, 2026
News & Commentary

Justin Cassera

NY home health worker class action settlement secures preliminary approval; the NLRB upholds order finding Amazon violated federal labor law.

June 25, 2026
News & Commentary

Philippa Marks

NLRB orders Amazon to bargain with workers; federal judge blocks ICE agents from making arrests in courthouses.

June 24, 2026
News & Commentary

Lara Weinberg

NYC primary vies for union support; NLRB ruling tees up Cemex challenge; Sixth Circuit deals blow to NLRB policymaking.

June 10, 2026
News & Commentary

Lara Weinberg

SoFi Stadium workers narrowly avoid World Cup strike; Amazon's NLRB challenge to remain in Fifth Circuit; House passes strict timeline bill for first union contracts.

May 19, 2026
News & Commentary

James Blanchfield

Amazon urges 11th Circuit to overturn captive-audience meeting ban; DOL scraps Biden overtime rule; SCOTUS to decide on Title IX private right of action for school employees

Employers Should Choose a Lane

Apr 30, 2026 Gali Racabi

Amazon workers at the JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island are caught in a labor-law no-man’s land. Amazon has challenged the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in federal court, seeking to block the Board’s remedies. Still, when those same workers sought labor protections under New York’s labor law, Amazon invoked Garmon preemption to block […]

April 3, 2026
News & Commentary

Elias Decker

NLRB says Amazon failed to bargain with union; Harvard graduate workers authorize strike, and states move to preempt local employment law.

February 2, 2026
News & Commentary

Justin Cassera

Amazon announces layoffs; Trump picks BLS commissioner; DOL authorizes supplemental H-2B visas.

November 30, 2025
News & Commentary

Ajayan Williamson

In today’s news and commentary, the MSPB issues its first precedential ruling since regaining a quorum; Amazon workers lead strikes and demonstrations in multiple countries; and Starbucks workers expand their indefinite strike to additional locations. Last week, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) released its first precedential decision in eight months. The MSPB had been […]

September 24, 2025
News & Commentary

Gurtaran Johal

The Trump administration proposes an overhaul to the H-1B process conditioning entry to the United States on a $100,000 fee; Amazon sues the New York State Public Employment Relations Board over a state law that claims authority over private-sector labor disputes; and Mayor Karen Bass signs an agreement with labor unions that protects Los Angeles city workers from layoffs.

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