March 2, 2023 News & Commentary Julie Su will replace Marty Walsh, Starbucks faces consequences for illegal acts, public pension funds eye a private equity firm’s treatment of workers, and two bills would impact workers’ rights
February 24, 2023 News & Commentary Supreme Court rules high-earning professionals must be salaried to be overtime-exempt; federal judge rolls back nationwide injunction against Starbucks; OSHA fines another Amazon distribution center.
February 19, 2023 News & Commentary DOL issues child labor fines; Starbucks ordered to stop firing organizers; Tech layoffs affect immigrants; USC graduate students unionize.
February 14, 2023 News & Commentary Starbucks violates labor laws in Philadelphia, Medieval Times workers strike, Tesla employees look to organize.
February 10, 2023 News & Commentary Starbucks violated labor law by threatening and firing Colorado store; Fifth Circuit open to religious carveout for LGBTQ Title VII protections; Ninth Circuit hearing farmworker case on California law which could expand employer liability in contracting relationships.
January 27, 2023 News & Commentary Judge rules firing of Whole Foods workers for wearing BLM masks legal; judge stands by order enforcing subpoenas against Starbucks Workers United; Fourth Circuit skeptical of UPS worker's ADA accommodation claim.
January 20, 2023 News & Commentary Union membership in the United States is at its lowest since recordkeeping began, Starbucks workers at a store in Florida might get a bargaining order, and contract negotiations between pilots and major airlines experience varying levels of success.
January 3, 2023 News & Commentary Starbucks ends the year making headlines for the wrong reasons; Trader Joe's workers in Minneapolis walk off the job; Republicans plan to attack Congressional workers' right to organize; and the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments for the important Glacier Northwest case next week.
Why Biden Must Confront Corporate Employers More Directly It's time for the "most pro-union president" to hold anti-union corporate employers accountable.