June 18, 2023 News & Commentary UPS workers authorize strike; Deputy Secretary Su helps dockworkers reach tentative agreement; US asks Mexico to investigate labor violations in mine.
June 16, 2023 News & Commentary Amazon delivery drivers go on strike; NYC reaches agreement with city employees; cognitive dissonance in Obama's new show on work
June 11, 2023 News & Commentary PetSmart settles proposed class action that alleged it illegally collected workers’ voiceprints; Los Angeles hotel workers authorize a strike; and railroad unions reach deals on paid sick leave and more predictable schedules.
June 7, 2023 News & Commentary SAG-AFTRA votes to authorize a strike, Norfolk Southern reaches agreements on paid sick leave with all employees, and UNITE HERE Local 11 heads into a strike vote.
June 6, 2023 News & Commentary President Biden nominates Suzanne Summerlin for permanent general counsel at the Federal Labor Relations Authority; hundreds of journalists across the country walked off the job yesterday to demand leadership change at newspaper chain giant Gannett; a pro-union resolution in Pennsylvania sparked debate over which political party better supports the working class
June 5, 2023 News & Commentary Ports in California are shut down as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and industry officials reach a stalemate, and the WGA strike continues.
Glacier and Justice Thomas’ Preemption Breadcrumbs Justice Thomas' brief concurrence in Glacier indicates his preference to move labor preemption doctrine in a conflict/impossibility direction
June 1, 2023 News & Commentary Supreme Court ruled on Glacier Northwest; Southern California hotel employees asking for strike authorization; businesses urge to strike on June 1 to protest Florida's new immigration law; FedEx reached tentative agreement with pilot employees.
May 31, 2023 News & Commentary Starbucks is (yet again) violating the NLRA, Ben & Jerry's voluntarily recognizes its Scoopers union, and UPS workers prepare to strike for air conditioning and other benefits.
May 29, 2023 News & Commentary Iowa joins a growing list of states that are relaxing back child labor laws; Los Angeles union workers join the Writers Guild of America strikers in a show of solidarity; Alaska’s Supreme Court rules that an executive order requiring employees to opt in to union membership was illegal