April 22 DOGE staffers eye NLRB for potential reorganization; attacks on federal workforce impact Trump-supporting areas; Utah governor acknowledges backlash to public-sector union ban
April 21 Bryan Johnson’s ULP saga before the NLRB continues; top law firms opt to appease the EEOC in its anti-DEI demands.
April 20 In today’s news and commentary, the Supreme Court rules for Cornell employees in an ERISA suit, the Sixth Circuit addresses whether the EFAA applies to a sexual harassment claim, and DOGE gains access to sensitive labor data on immigrants. On Thursday, the Supreme Court made it easier for employees to bring ERISA suits when their […]
April 18 Two major New York City unions endorse Cuomo for mayor; Committee on Education and the Workforce requests an investigation into a major healthcare union’s spending; Unions launch a national pro bono legal network for federal workers.
April 17 Utahns sign a petition supporting referendum to repeal law prohibiting public sector collective bargaining; the US District Court for the District of Columbia declines to dismiss claims filed by the AFL-CIO against several government agencies; and the DOGE faces reports that staffers of the agency accessed the NLRB’s sensitive case files.
April 16 7th Circuit questions the relevance of NLRB precedent after Loper Bright, unions seek to defend silica rule, and Abrego Garcia's union speaks out.
Wired Hundreds of Video Game Workers Join New Union as Trump Attacks Labor Rights Prof. Sachs on challenges to union organizing under the second Trump Administration.
Los Angeles Times Column: How anti-union southern governors may be violating federal law Ben Sachs quoted in a column about the anti-union governors' letter and the fragmentation of labor law; John Fry's post referenced on the question of whether state level card-check bans are preempted by the NLRA.
Fast Company Amazon’s Labor Union is divided but closing in on electing leadership Prof. Sachs on Amazon's use of legal roadblocks to delay negotiations.
Semafor Unions’ picket power now extends to U.S. boardrooms Prof. Block on the influence of labor unions on other playing fields.
Bloomberg Law Boeing Talks Will Test Unions’ Sway as Labor Market Softens Prof. Block on Boeing's labor negotiations with the International Association of Machinists.
Name-Image-Likeness and the Post-Work Economy For years, it’s been hard not to feel at least a little guilty watching March Madness. The annual college basketball tournament generates over a billion dollars. Schools, coaches, advertisers, and tv networks make money hand over fist. Yet, one group was always left out in the cold: the players. Despite the obvious profit motive of […]
Tracking Attacks on the NLRB: DC Circuit Halts Wilcox’s Return John Fry on the panel decision spelling trouble for agency independence.
Abundance That Works for Workers—and American Democracy This post was originally published on Fireside Stacks. Ezra Klein argues in his recent op-ed (and at greater length in his compelling new book with Derek Thompson) that a central problem facing Democrats is the crisis of scarcity. According to Klein, the places where Democrats govern are unaffordable because rules and political cultures constrain production […]
How Work, and Workers, Can Influence Heat Action Plans The following post originally appeared on the Harvard Climate Blog by the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University. Summer is rapidly approaching in the U.S., bringing dangerously hot conditions for many workers. Last summer, in the face of rising temperatures, the Biden administration proposed landmark workplace standards that would protect workers from […]
Labor’s Antitrust Immunity for Independent-Contractor Workers The emergence of gig work is putting pressure on traditional notions of who is an employee and who is the employer. Workers classified as independent contractors rather than employees can lose state and federal protections for wages, overtime, whistleblowing, discriminatory firing, and more. They also lose federal labor law protections for group protest activity, union […]
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April 22
DOGE staffers eye NLRB for potential reorganization; attacks on federal workforce impact Trump-supporting areas; Utah governor acknowledges backlash to public-sector union ban
April 21
Bryan Johnson’s ULP saga before the NLRB continues; top law firms opt to appease the EEOC in its anti-DEI demands.
April 20
In today’s news and commentary, the Supreme Court rules for Cornell employees in an ERISA suit, the Sixth Circuit addresses whether the EFAA applies to a sexual harassment claim, and DOGE gains access to sensitive labor data on immigrants. On Thursday, the Supreme Court made it easier for employees to bring ERISA suits when their […]
April 18
Two major New York City unions endorse Cuomo for mayor; Committee on Education and the Workforce requests an investigation into a major healthcare union’s spending; Unions launch a national pro bono legal network for federal workers.
April 17
Utahns sign a petition supporting referendum to repeal law prohibiting public sector collective bargaining; the US District Court for the District of Columbia declines to dismiss claims filed by the AFL-CIO against several government agencies; and the DOGE faces reports that staffers of the agency accessed the NLRB’s sensitive case files.
April 16
7th Circuit questions the relevance of NLRB precedent after Loper Bright, unions seek to defend silica rule, and Abrego Garcia's union speaks out.