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March 27, 2015
News & Commentary

Rebecca Chang

A jury has dismissed gender bias claims against Silicon Valley venture capital giant Kleiner Perkins. Plaintiff Ellen Pao had brought a suit against Kleiner Perkins alleging that she was not promoted due to her gender, and that she experienced retaliation — culminating in termination — for complaining. Jurors were found to be a vote short on dismissing one retaliation claim, […]

March 26, 2015
News & Commentary

Antonia Domingo

On Wednesday agribusinesses will begin negotiations with the coalition of Baja California farmworkers who are on strike, the Los Angeles Times reports. After more than 200 people were arrested in last week’s protests, 1,000 police and soldiers have been sent to the area. Mexico’s National Commission for Human Rights have also sent observers to Baja California in response […]

March 25, 2015
News & Commentary

Daniel Crossen

The Los Angeles Times reports that negotiations are set to resume in the Baja California farmworkers’ strike that has “all but stopped the winter harvest, right at its peak.” Mexican authorities have sent more than 1,000 police and military personnel to the region, and protesters have “complained of unlawful arrests and police mistreatment.” According to […]

March 24, 2015
News & Commentary

Rebecca Chang

The United Auto Worker’s Special Convention on Collective Bargaining kicks off in Detroit today. The two-day convention, which occurs once every four years, is a key platform for members to express opinions, and for the UAW to consolidate its negotiating position. An activist group within the UAW, the Autoworker’s Caravan, has noted it believes the number one […]

March 23, 2015
News & Commentary

Greg Baltz

U.S. News and World Reports features further coverage of the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, a bill introduced in both houses by Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn) last week. The bill would create a federal program for employees to continue to receive a paycheck while they take time off work […]

March 22, 2015
News & Commentary

Sabrina Lee

USA Today reports that UN Women, a UN organization dedicated to gender equality, will not be partnering with Uber, despite earlier reports that the company had teamed up with the organization to create 1 million female jobs by 2020. According to a UN Women spokesperson, Uber’s involvement with the organization extends only to its sponsorship […]

March 20, 2015
News & Commentary

Julina Guo

The LA Times reports that farmworkers in Baja California have vowed to continue striking after negotiations failed on Wednesday. Authorities arrested farmworkers during protests and have refused to release them. Baja California is located about 200 miles south of San Diego. Mexico has sent hundreds of soldiers and law enforcement officers to the region after protesters managed […]

March 19, 2015
News & Commentary

Rachel Homer

The New York Times reports that Target plans to raise its wages to a minimum of $9 per hour for all of its employees starting this spring. Target currently has approximately 347,000 employees in the United States. Last week, Target that it will lay off 1,700 employees at its corporate headquarters. Several other large retailers, […]

March 18, 2015
News & Commentary

Scott Hochberg

McDonald’s workers in 19 cities have filed complaints with OSHA, alleging various workplace health and safety violations including burns from popping grease and a lack of protective equipment. According to AP, the complaints, announced by the group Fast Food Forward, are the latest move in the SEIU’s campaign to win a $15/hour minimum wage and […]

March 16, 2015
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

The National Labor Relations Board granted graduate student unions at Columbia University and The New School a review of the decision to dismiss their petitions for union recognition, Capital New York reports. The union petitions, backed by the United Auto Workers, had previously been dismissed by the NLRB’s New York City regional director. The regional […]

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