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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June 26
A district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking agencies from implementing Trump’s executive order eliminating collective bargaining for federal workers; workers organize for the reinstatement of two doctors who were put on administrative leave after union activity; and Lamont vetoes unemployment benefits for striking workers.
June 25
Some circuits show less deference to NLRB; 3d Cir. affirms return to broader concerted activity definition; changes to federal workforce excluded from One Big Beautiful Bill.
June 24
In today’s news and commentary, the DOL proposes new wage and hour rules, Ford warns of EV battery manufacturing trouble, and California reaches an agreement to delay an in-person work mandate for state employees. The Trump Administration’s Department of Labor has advanced a series of proposals to update federal wage and hour rules. First, the […]
June 23
Supreme Court interprets ADA; Department of Labor effectively kills Biden-era regulation; NYC announces new wages for rideshare drivers.
June 22
California lawmakers challenge Garmon preemption in the absence of an NLRB quorum and Utah organizers successfully secure a ballot referendum to overturn HB 267.
June 20
Three state bills challenge Garmon preemption; Wisconsin passes a bill establishing portable benefits for gig workers; and a sharp increase in workplace ICE raids contribute to a nationwide labor shortage.