Jacqueline Rayfield is a student at Harvard Law School.
In today’s News and Commentary, Las Vegas hotel workers reach a tentative deal with Caesars Entertainment amid threats to strike and a Tesla workers’ strike in Europe could foreshadow organizing in the U.S.
Hospitality workers announced a tentative deal with casino giant Caesars Entertainment this morning. A spokesperson for the Culinary Workers Union announced that the deal will be made public once approved by rank-and-file members. This announcement could help avert a strike of 35,000 workers at more than a dozen hotels and casinos across the city, only days before the union planned to stop work. However, a walkout may still happen at other casinos like MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts. Picket lines are planned at 45 locations along Las Vegas Strip, currently being transformed into a race track ahead of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 15.
In Sweden, workers add pressure to the first ever Tesla strike. Dockworkers promise to expand their blockade of Tesla’s shipments to all ports in Sweden next week, and electricians said they would stop servicing Tesla charging stations. IF Metall, which represents Tesla mechanics, has said it believes Tesla is bringing in new workers to replace striking mechanics. But other Swedish workers recognize this strike as crucial for maintaining the Swedish labor model. The head of the Swedish Transport Workers’ Union explained, “If we let this go, it puts a crack in the whole system.”
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July 31
EEOC sued over trans rights enforcement; railroad union opposes railroad merger; suits against NLRB slow down.
July 30
In today’s news and commentary, the First Circuit will hear oral arguments on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) revocation of parole grants for thousands of migrants; United Airlines’ flight attendants vote against a new labor contract; and the AFL-CIO files a complaint against a Trump Administrative Executive Order that strips the collective bargaining rights of the vast majority of federal workers.
July 29
The Trump administration released new guidelines for federal employers regarding religious expression in the workplace; the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers is suing former union president for repayment of mismanagement of union funds; Uber has criticized a new proposal requiring delivery workers to carry company-issued identification numbers.
July 28
Lower courts work out meaning of Muldrow; NLRB releases memos on recording and union salts.
July 27
In today’s news and commentary, Trump issues an EO on college sports, a second district court judge blocks the Department of Labor from winding down Job Corps, and Safeway workers in California reach a tentative agreement. On Thursday, President Trump announced an executive order titled “Saving College Sports,” which declared it common sense that “college […]
July 25
Philadelphia municipal workers ratify new contract; Chocolate companies escape liability in trafficking suit; Missouri Republicans kill paid sick leave