Jacqueline Rayfield is a student at Harvard Law School.
In today’s News and Commentary, Philadelphia unions plan a joint strike, Greece faces a 24-hour general strike, and University of California unions set strikes for today and tomorrow.
Three Philadelphia unions representing transit operators and municipal workers have voted to authorize a strike. Together, these unions represent roughly 14,000 workers city-wide. Union leaders hailed the deal as public sector unity in Philadelphia. This strike could lead to a public transportation stoppage for the over 700,000 daily Philadelphia transit passengers in the city and suburbs. Leaders of all three unions explain that they hope to avoid a stoppage but could be forced to strike if negotiations with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s office fail.
Greece’s workers began a 24-hour general strike this morning over falling standards of living. So far, the strike has stopped rail and bus services, docked ships, and brought waves of protesters to public spaces. Protesters explained their struggle with rising prices despite low wages since the 2009 debt crisis in Greece. Protesters claim that center-right prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has not adequately raised monthly minimum wages since he entered office in 2019.
University of California (UC) workers began a 2-day strike today on campuses and in university hospitals. The striking unions cover over 40,000 service workers across UC schools and medical centers. Union representatives explain that workers are overworked due to university understaffing. The union also complains that wages have not kept up with the cost of living across California.
Daily News & Commentary
Start your day with our roundup of the latest labor developments. See all
September 16
In today’s news and commentary, the NLRB sues New York, a flight attendant sues United, and the Third Circuit considers the employment status of Uber drivers The NLRB sued New York to block a new law that would grant the state authority over private-sector labor disputes. As reported on recently by Finlay, the law, which […]
September 15
Unemployment claims rise; a federal court hands victory to government employees union; and employers fire workers over social media posts.
September 14
Workers at Boeing reject the company’s third contract proposal; NLRB Acting General Counsel William Cohen plans to sue New York over the state’s trigger bill; Air Canada flight attendants reject a tentative contract.
September 12
Zohran Mamdani calls on FIFA to end dynamic pricing for the World Cup; the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement opens a probe into Scale AI’s labor practices; and union members organize immigration defense trainings.
September 11
California rideshare deal advances; Boeing reaches tentative agreement with union; FTC scrutinizes healthcare noncompetes.
September 10
A federal judge denies a motion by the Trump Administration to dismiss a lawsuit led by the American Federation of Government Employees against President Trump for his mass layoffs of federal workers; the Supreme Court grants a stay on a federal district court order that originally barred ICE agents from questioning and detaining individuals based on their presence at a particular location, the type of work they do, their race or ethnicity, and their accent while speaking English or Spanish; and a hospital seeks to limit OSHA's ability to cite employers for failing to halt workplace violence without a specific regulation in place.