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
Can States Use Economic Incentives to Discourage Card Check Agreements? John Fry on labor law's market participant exception and recent state efforts to discourage organizing.
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
Hey ALEC, Be Careful What You Wish For Ben Sachs on ALEC's model statute conditioning economic development incentives on corporations' compliance with state-mandated labor practices - now the law in Tennessee.
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.
The International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network’s First Five Years Jeffrey Vogt and Jon Hiatt on the growth and impact of the International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network.
February 19, 2024 News & Commentary Major League Soccer locks out its referee union ahead of this week’s season opener; Farmers in India hold talks with the government in an effort to end ongoing protests; San Diego’s city council unanimously passed a Project Labor Agreement last week
February 15, 2024 News & Commentary Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of Action; Michigan's right-to-work law officially repealed; Colorado AG files lawsuit to block Kroger and Albertsons merger.
