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July 25, 2025
News & Commentary

Meredith Gudesblatt

Philadelphia municipal workers ratify new contract; Chocolate companies escape liability in trafficking suit; Missouri Republicans kill paid sick leave

July 24, 2025
News & Commentary

Mila Rostain

Texas District Court dismisses case requesting a declaratory judgement authorizing agencies to end collective bargaining agreements for Texas workers; jury awards two firefighters $1 million after they were terminated for union activity; and Democratic lawmakers are boycotting venues that have not rehired food service workers.

July 23, 2025
News & Commentary

Henry Green

A "lost year" for new NLRB precedent; work stoppage among court appointed lawyers continues in Massachusetts

July 22, 2025
News & Commentary

Anjali Katta

In today’s news and commentary, Senate Republicans push back against Project Labor Agreements and two rulings compelling arbitration for workers. Senate Republicans are pushing back against President Trump’s decision to maintain a Biden-era rule requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) for federal construction contracts over $35 million. Supporters of PLAs argue that PLAs facilitate better wages […]

July 21, 2025
News & Commentary

Justin Cassera

WNBA players stage protest; Minneapolis DFL Party endorses Omar Fateh.

July 20, 2025
News & Commentary

Finlay Adamson

A US District Court orders the Trump Administration to provide its plans for firing federal workers; the Massachusetts Legislature considers multiple labor bills; and waste-collection workers at Republic Services strike throughout the nation.

July 18, 2025
News & Commentary

Sophia Leswing

Trump names two NLRB nominees; Bernie Sanders introduces guaranteed universal pension plan legislation; the DOL ends its job training program for low-income seniors; and USCIS sunsets DALE.

July 17, 2025
News & Commentary

Ajayan Williamson

EEOC resumes processing transgender workers' complaints; Senate questions Trump's NLRB General Counsel nominee; South Korean unions strike for reforms.

July 16, 2025
News & Commentary

Gurtaran Johal

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lays off thousands of employees; attorneys for the Trump Administration argue against revealing plans to reduce the workforce of federal agencies; and the Fourth Circuit grants an emergency stay on the termination of TPS for thousands of Afghans.

July 15, 2025
News & Commentary

Miriam Li

The Department of Labor announces new guidance around Occupational Safety and Health Administration penalty and debt collection procedures; a Cornell University graduate student challenges graduate student employee-status under the National Labor Relations Act; the Supreme Court clears the way for the Trump administration to move forward with a significant staff reduction at the Department of Education.

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