May 13, 2024 News & Commentary Canadian public sector unions challenge a government return-to-office requirement; Las Vegas hotel union workers walked off the job this weekend for a 48-hour strike; a California farmworkers union defends against charges of coercion in a recent organizing drive.
May 3, 2024 News & Commentary Trader Joe's must pay union for meritless lawsuit; union workers see record wage increase; Latino worker deaths surge.
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
April 5, 2024 News & Commentary Trader Joe's is accused of unfair labor practices (again); Teamsters call for a boycott; the state of Washington bans captive audience meetings.
April 1, 2024 News & Commentary UAW files unfair labor charges against Mercedes-Benz, Congressional Democrats call for an extension for Employment Authorization Documents; California fast food workers’ minimum wage increases to $20 an hour today
March 18, 2024 News & Commentary Lyft and Uber will stop operating in Minneapolis after the city council approved a mandatory minimum wage for rideshare drivers; President Biden looks to earn further support from organized labor through his State of the Union remarks and meetings with union leadership; the ACLU is behind surprising opposition to workers’ rights
March 4, 2024 News & Commentary Dartmouth University files a motion to stay the men’s basketball team’s unionization election scheduled for tomorrow; Kentucky’s House of Representatives will consider a bill that repeals mandatory lunch and rest breaks; Georgia’s State Senate passes a bill requiring secret-ballot elections for companies that accept state incentives
March 3, 2024 News & Commentary Washington moves closer to banning captive audience meetings; Subway employees strike over workplace violence.
February 23, 2024 News & Commentary UAW and Ford avoid strike; DOL investigates child labor in slaughterhouse; baristas and students pressure Starbucks.