Jacqueline Rayfield is a student at Harvard Law School.
In today’s News and Commentary, Los Angeles hotel workers march through downtown on strike for better wages, benefits, and working conditions, the Teamsters’ union announced it has reached a tentative agreement with UPS on three major economic issues, and a pause in negotiations between the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) left $19 billion in goods stranded off of Canada’s west coast.
Unite Here Local 11 hotel workers walked off the job on Sunday and have since been picketing across downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Yesterday, workers marched through the streets of downtown Los Angeles to demand better economic provisions in their contract. The union represents about 15,000 cooks, servers, housekeepers and more in hotels across Southern California, though not all Local 11 hotel workers are part of the strike.
The Teamsters announced over the weekend that they have reached an agreement with UPS on three major economic issues which could affect more than 340,000 employees, including ending forced overtime on days off, establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday, and getting rid of the two-tier wage system. However, a strike is still not off the table as both parties near the July 31st contract expiration. Teamsters previously passed a strike authorization vote with 97% approval.
After four days of negotiations between BCMEA and ILWU Canada, negotiations have been put on pause. In the meantime, $19 billion in trade waits off of 29 ports along Canada’s west coast, and this total continues to rise. Canadian Labor Minister Seamus O’Regan called for both parties to return to the bargaining table to allow trade to continue.
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June 26
A district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking agencies from implementing Trump’s executive order eliminating collective bargaining for federal workers; workers organize for the reinstatement of two doctors who were put on administrative leave after union activity; and Lamont vetoes unemployment benefits for striking workers.
June 25
Some circuits show less deference to NLRB; 3d Cir. affirms return to broader concerted activity definition; changes to federal workforce excluded from One Big Beautiful Bill.
June 24
In today’s news and commentary, the DOL proposes new wage and hour rules, Ford warns of EV battery manufacturing trouble, and California reaches an agreement to delay an in-person work mandate for state employees. The Trump Administration’s Department of Labor has advanced a series of proposals to update federal wage and hour rules. First, the […]
June 23
Supreme Court interprets ADA; Department of Labor effectively kills Biden-era regulation; NYC announces new wages for rideshare drivers.
June 22
California lawmakers challenge Garmon preemption in the absence of an NLRB quorum and Utah organizers successfully secure a ballot referendum to overturn HB 267.
June 20
Three state bills challenge Garmon preemption; Wisconsin passes a bill establishing portable benefits for gig workers; and a sharp increase in workplace ICE raids contribute to a nationwide labor shortage.