Today’s News & Commentary—November 19, 2021
More than 1300 employees at Activision Blizzard have signed a petition calling for the resignation of CEO Bobby Kotick after many employees staged a walkout on Tuesday with the same demand. The employee actions come after a Wall Street Journal report alleging that...
Taxi Drivers Fought the City. They Won.
Amidst a surge in collective action by workers at large companies such as John Deere, Kellogg’s, Warrior Met, etc. in what has been named “Striketober.,” organized labor won an important victory in the streets of our nation’s largest city. This November, after 46...
Today’s News & Commentary — November 18, 2021
The United Auto Workers achieved victory yesterday after ending a month-long strike at John Deere, the farm and construction equipment manufacturer. In a statement, the UAW said, "UAW John Deere members did not just unite themselves, they seemed to unite the nation...
Today’s News & Commentary — November 17, 2021
On Tuesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, won the lottery to hear the consolidation of thirty-four petitions filed by more than two dozen Republican attorneys general, industry groups, corporations, and labor...
How the U.S. Women’s National Team and the U.S. Soccer Federation Can Reach an Agreement
In July 2015, 26.7 million Americans tuned in to watch the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team win the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final – at the time the most watched soccer game in American history. The U.S. Soccer Federation, the body that governs the U.S. Men’s and...
California’s Garment Worker Protection Act Serves as a Victory Against Rampant Wage Theft and Signals a Call for Accountability in All Supply Chains
On September 27th, California became the first state to require hourly pay—as opposed to piece-rate pay—for garment workers, thus ensuring garment workers actually earn the minimum wage. After signing the Garment Worker Protection Act (SB 62) into law, Governor...
Today’s News & Commentary — November 16, 2021
A potential strike by IATSE—which would have been the largest in this country since 2007—has officially been averted as below-the-line workers in the television and films industries have ratified the Basic Agreement and Area Standards Agreement (ASA). Because IATSE...
Today’s News & Commentary—November 15, 2021
This week, the House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony about “how forced arbitration keeps victims of sexual violence and sexual harassment in the shadows.” As Bloomberg Law reports, despite widespread acknowledgement of the unfairness of forced...
Today’s News & Commentary—November 19, 2021
More than 1300 employees at Activision Blizzard have signed a petition calling for the resignation of CEO Bobby Kotick after many employees staged a walkout on Tuesday with the same demand. The employee actions come after a Wall Street Journal report alleging that...
Taxi Drivers Fought the City. They Won.
Amidst a surge in collective action by workers at large companies such as John Deere, Kellogg’s, Warrior Met, etc. in what has been named “Striketober.,” organized labor won an important victory in the streets of our nation’s largest city. This November, after 46...
Today’s News & Commentary — November 18, 2021
The United Auto Workers achieved victory yesterday after ending a month-long strike at John Deere, the farm and construction equipment manufacturer. In a statement, the UAW said, "UAW John Deere members did not just unite themselves, they seemed to unite the nation...
Today’s News & Commentary — November 17, 2021
On Tuesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, won the lottery to hear the consolidation of thirty-four petitions filed by more than two dozen Republican attorneys general, industry groups, corporations, and labor...
How the U.S. Women’s National Team and the U.S. Soccer Federation Can Reach an Agreement
In July 2015, 26.7 million Americans tuned in to watch the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team win the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final – at the time the most watched soccer game in American history. The U.S. Soccer Federation, the body that governs the U.S. Men’s and...
California’s Garment Worker Protection Act Serves as a Victory Against Rampant Wage Theft and Signals a Call for Accountability in All Supply Chains
On September 27th, California became the first state to require hourly pay—as opposed to piece-rate pay—for garment workers, thus ensuring garment workers actually earn the minimum wage. After signing the Garment Worker Protection Act (SB 62) into law, Governor...
Today’s News & Commentary — November 16, 2021
A potential strike by IATSE—which would have been the largest in this country since 2007—has officially been averted as below-the-line workers in the television and films industries have ratified the Basic Agreement and Area Standards Agreement (ASA). Because IATSE...
Today’s News & Commentary—November 15, 2021
This week, the House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony about “how forced arbitration keeps victims of sexual violence and sexual harassment in the shadows.” As Bloomberg Law reports, despite widespread acknowledgement of the unfairness of forced...
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