Vail Kohnert-Yount is a student at Harvard Law School.
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.
Daily News & Commentary
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January 31
In today’s news and commentary, AFGE and AFSCME sue Trump for an Executive Order stripping protections from government employees, Trump fires members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Amazon shutters operations in the entirety of Quebec in response to union successes. On Wednesday, two unions representing government employees–American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and […]
January 29
U.S. union membership drops to a record low, despite growing interest in unionization, and seven former Starbucks employees were arrested outside a Starbucks store in New York.
January 28
Trump fires NLRB Member Wilcox; Abruzzo fired as NLRB GC; Whole Foods workers unionize in Philadelphia; Nebraska state employees ratify new contract; Utah on verge of banning public-sector unions
January 27
In today’s News & Commentary, New York looks to continue the antitrust fight and Trump’s anti-DEI orders are likely to prompt lawsuits. New York lawmakers are pushing to overhaul the state’s century-old antitrust laws with a bill that would empower authorities and private actors to sue businesses abusing their market dominance. The legislation, introduced by […]
January 26
Immigrant agricultural workers stay home; DOL shuts down government contractor anti-discrimination enforcement and affirmative action requirements; Osborn wants more working-class candidates
January 24
In today’s News & Commentary, how unions can defend immigrant workers in the face of ICE raids, Utah Republicans advance a restrictive labor law, and how to use state and local funds to build worker power. The Trump administration has begun aggressively raiding worksites to find and deport undocumented immigrants. Based on a survey of […]