June 24, 2024 News & Commentary Workers across the country face extreme heat exposure with minimal government protections; Utility Workers Union of America Local 1-2 reaches a tentative agreement with Con Edison narrowly avoiding a strike; the Tenth Circuit grants a continuation of a freeze on a wage increase for some federal contractors
June 14, 2024 News & Commentary The Supreme Court sides with Starbucks over the NLRB; fired SpaceX engineers sue Elon Musk for sexual harassment and retaliation; flight attendants picket in 30 cities.
April 29, 2024 News & Commentary The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees enters the final stages of negotiations for its basic agreement; the Supreme Court appears likely to side with Starbucks in 10(j) injunctions case
April 15, 2024 News & Commentary The Supreme Court ruled in favor of bakery delivery drivers in an exemption from mandatory arbitration case; A Teamsters Local ends its 18-month strike by accepting settlement payments and agreeing to dissolve
January 17, 2024 News & Commentary The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Alaska’s appeal on a policy to allow workers to opt-out of paying union dues, the Center for American Progress highlights ways to increase union membership, and local unions hold out on endorsing Biden’s reelection.
January 14, 2024 News & Commentary SCOTUS to hear 10(j) case; House votes to repeal NLRB joint-employer rule; NYU launches new labor initative
July 2, 2023 News & Commentary SCOTUS strikes down Biden loan forgiveness program and allows discrimination by website designer; SAG-AFTRA extends contract negotiations
June 30, 2023 News & Commentary Two major Supreme Court rulings with significant impact on American life and work.
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.