Last week, OnLabor reached our one millionth page view! We are thrilled and grateful to all of you—our readers, contributors, and community—who have helped us grow into a hub of conversation about labor law, politics, and power. To celebrate the work of our contributors and the dedication of our readers since our founding, we’ve compiled a list of just a few of our favorite posts.
Ben Sachs debunks the misleading claim that correctly classifying Uber drivers as employees would require them to lose flexibility.
Sharon Block examines former-NLRB Chair Miscimarra’s “December Massacre,” overturning five significant precedents in his last month on the Board.
Catherine Fisk makes the case that graduate student workers are workers with a right to unionize.
Charlotte Garden on how Uber and Lyft Drivers are turning the tables on forced arbitration.
Jake Rosenfeld connects Democrats’ decline to the party’s abandonment of organized labor.
Andrew Strom says it best: “Watch Out Workers, Here Comes Brett Kavanaugh.”
Noah Zatz on a chilling investigation on exploitative “get to work or go to jail” programs masked as alternatives to incarceration.
David Rolf calls for a massive realignment of strategy to build new models of worker organizing and start the next great workers movement in America.
Karim Lakhani on discrimination against Muslims at work, set to only get worse under President Trump.
Whitney Barnes connects prison labor to mass incarceration and the decline of unions.
Maia Usui asks whether the NFL’s recruiting practices violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Thank you all for reading! Looking forward to our next million views.
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November 26
In today’s news and commentary, NLRB lawyers urge the 3rd Circuit to follow recent district court cases that declined to enjoin Board proceedings; the percentage of unemployed Americans with a college degree reaches its highest level since tracking began in 1992; and a member of the House proposes a bill that would require secret ballot […]
November 25
In today’s news and commentary, OSHA fines Taylor Foods, Santa Fe raises their living wage, and a date is set for a Senate committee to consider Trump’s NLRB nominee. OSHA has issued an approximately $1.1 million dollar fine to Taylor Farms New Jersey, a subsidiary of Taylor Fresh Foods, after identifying repeated and serious safety […]
November 24
Labor leaders criticize tariffs; White House cancels jobs report; and student organizers launch chaperone program for noncitizens.
November 23
Workers at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority vote to authorize a strike; Washington State legislators consider a bill empowering public employees to bargain over workplace AI implementation; and University of California workers engage in a two-day strike.
November 21
The “Big Three” record labels make a deal with an AI music streaming startup; 30 stores join the now week-old Starbucks Workers United strike; and the Mine Safety and Health Administration draws scrutiny over a recent worker death.
November 20
Law professors file brief in Slaughter; New York appeals court hears arguments about blog post firing; Senate committee delays consideration of NLRB nominee.