April 11, 2024 News & Commentary Maine Legislature votes to grant farm workers minimum wage and labor rights; Apple store workers in New Jersey petition to unionize; and Wisconsin Governor vetoes legislation to rollback child labor laws.
April 10, 2024 News & Commentary NLRB general counsel vows not to succumb to pressure from SpaceX, Amazon, and others, the NLRB will seek make-whole remedies for unlawful work rules, and the LA County Federation of Labor joins the call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
April 9, 2024 News & Commentary UAW files for election at Alabama Mercedes plant; recent German law might boost UAW's organizing campaigns; Chicago Trader Joe's store files for election
April 8, 2024 News & Commentary Journalists in four newsrooms on strike; UAW wins an academic union election (again); Legal challenges in unionizing legal cannabis.
April 7, 2024 News & Commentary 32-hour workweek has the potential to unite the working class; large unions grew their membership in 2023; fast-food is turning into higher-skilled work.
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 4, 2024 News & Commentary In today’s Tech@Work, Amazon’s seemingly automated “Just Walk Out” grocery checkout is actually powered by low-wage workers; NYC’s AI chatbot makes suggestions that would break labor law; and unions engage in California rulemaking on worker privacy.
April 3, 2024 News & Commentary Mercedes workers plan to file for union vote; United Steelworkers oppose U.S. Steel takeover; Kaiser Hospitals residents and fellows file for collective bargaining unit
April 2, 2024 News & Commentary U.S. asks Mexico to review alleged labor violations in Nuevo León, Barnes & Noble workers launch a drive to unionize, and Newsweek analyzes the role of union workers in the Ohio Senate race.
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