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October 23, 2015
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Ryan Z. Cortazar

The Huffington Post published a long-form article on Amazon’s use of temp workers at its shipping facilities. The piece detailed the on-the-job death of a temp worker employed by a placement agency struggling to earn a spot as a full-time Amazon employee. Among the practices called into question was the company’s policy of having workers notify on-staff […]

October 22, 2015
News & Commentary

Emily Nash

Several UAW locals at Fiat Chrysler plants voted yesterday on the deal that was announced two weeks ago, and so far, the results are a resounding “yes.” According to the New York Times, locals that rejected the plan earlier this year have turned around; Local 1264, for instance, reported 84% of production employees voting to approve […]

October 21, 2015
News & Commentary

Hannah Belitz

The Los Angeles Times reports that the Public Employment Relations Board, California’s labor oversight board, plans to file for an injunction to stop the Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, a large charter organization, from interfering with teacher unionization efforts. United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) began a drive to organize Alliance teachers in March, and since then has filed […]

October 20, 2015
News & Commentary

Ryan Z. Cortazar

Carwash owners filed a lawsuit against New York City to stop enforcement of the city’s new licensing regulation, according to the New York Times. The regulation requires owners of nonunion carwashes to post a $150,000 surety bond while only requiring unionized carwashes to post a $30,000 bond. The city regulation was designed to ensure that employees suing their […]

October 19, 2015
News & Commentary

Lake Concetta Coreth

As Walmart’s stock nosedives deeper than ever in its 17-year history, many point to the company’s recent liberalization of labor practices as the culprit, the New York Times reports. In June of this year the retail giant spent over a billion dollars to raise the minimum wage for over 100,000 of its U.S. workers to […]

October 18, 2015
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

The Detroit Free Press reports that the United Auto Workers are preparing to submit their revised national agreement with Fiat Chrysler to their membership for ratification. While workers appear less opposed to this agreement than the initial rejected one, leadership has instituted a different voting schedule to increase the probability of a “yes” vote. Voting […]

October 16, 2015
News & Commentary

Abbey Q. Keister

As previously reported, the White House hosted the Summit on Worker Voice last week, emphasizing the importance of increased union membership to the goal of revitalizing the “worker voice” and securing more favorable wages for middle class employees. This morning, the Wall Street Journal issued what what can be fairly described as a cynical response […]

October 15, 2015
News & Commentary

Juhyung Harold Lee

In a blow to the growing national movement to raise the minimum wage, a circuit judge in St. Louis struck down the city’s minimum wage law mere hours before it was to take effect. Per the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Judge Steven Ohmer found that the ordinance — which was to raise the city’s minimum wage to […]

October 14, 2015
News & Commentary

Sophie Rubinett Elsner

Two camps are preparing for battle over the future of Los Angeles education. As philanthropists and civic leaders bring together $490 million for charter schools, the teachers union has pulled in support from other employee unions for more traditional public schools. The Los Angles Times reports, although the California Teachers Association has long been wary […]

October 13, 2015
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

The Wall Street Journal reports that the United Auto Workers may be abandoning its longstanding practice of pattern bargaining in the automobile industry. While the UAW is presently engaged in negotiations with Fiat Chrysler following membership rejection of the initial negotiated agreement, an official told Ford that they may push for a different wage deal […]

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