November 2, 2022 News & Commentary Target wins 9th Cir. appeal in overtime class action; yet another NLRB complaint against Starbucks; union voting in a Philadelphia Home Depot starts today; Trader Joe's to being negotiating CBA
November 2, 2022 News & Commentary Tech@Work — Truck drivers win a landmark verdict in a first-of-its-kind biometric privacy trial; new research addresses the dearth of geospatial technology regulation; and an American Airline subsidiary moves toward settlement in its own biometric privacy lawsuit.
November 1, 2022 News & Commentary Nevada's culinary workers build political power; the labor movement grows in Louisville, Kentucky; and Massachusetts settles child labor law violations at Dunkin stores.
October 31, 2022 News & Commentary A deep dive on the UAW’s first presidential election, another update on the Starbucks labor movement, and some history — on graduate-student labor unions and labor cats.
October 30, 2022 News & Commentary Federal judge issues unusual order requiring Starbucks union to disclose communications with reporters; the push for unions to fund organizing and growth; and why we shouldn't buy Republican efforts to court workers
October 28, 2022 News & Commentary Military contractors are accused of human trafficking, cargo ships go east to avoid labor union activity, and California fast-food industry players face complaints that they violated state election law.
October 27, 2022 News & Commentary Union elections return to in-person rather than mail-in, a win for anti-union employers; Amazon CEO faces an NLRB complaint over his public comments about unionization; a rail strike could be on the way as a second union votes down the tentative railway agreement; more workers with disabilities are reportedly able to find employment.
October 26, 2022 News & Commentary Illinois to vote on a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing collective bargaining; Yale graduate students file for a union election; Striketober continues for Starbucks while negotiations stall and the company files unfair labor practice charges.
October 25, 2022 News & Commentary Starbucks walks out on bargaining negotiations, Amazon workers in California withdraw from union election, and Netflix music supervisors have filed for a union election
October 24, 2022 News & Commentary Even the best structural reforms will not succeed without organizing supported by legislative wins; despite Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s declaration that they are “unwelcome,” undocumented workers are stepping up to rebuild after Hurricane Ian
