April 19 Alabama and Louisiana advance anti-worker legislation; Mercedes workers in Alabama set election date; VW Chattanooga election concludes today.
April 18 Disneyland performers file petition for unionization and union elections begin at Volkswagen plant in Tennessee.
Tech@Work April 18 In today’s Tech@Work, a regulation-of-algorithms-in-hiring blitz: Mass. AG issues advisory clarifying how state laws apply to AI decisionmaking tools; and British union TUC launches campaign for new law to regulate the use of AI at work.
April 17 Southern governors oppose UAW organizing in their states; Florida bans local heat protections for workers; Google employees occupy company offices to protest contracts with the Israeli government
April 16 EEOC publishes final regulation implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee gear up for a union election, and the First Circuit revives the Whole Foods case over BLM masks.
April 15 The Supreme Court ruled in favor of bakery delivery drivers in an exemption from mandatory arbitration case; A Teamsters Local ends its 18-month strike by accepting settlement payments and agreeing to dissolve
Fast Company Amazon’s Labor Union is divided but closing in on electing leadership Prof. Sachs on Amazon's use of legal roadblocks to delay negotiations.
Semafor Unions’ picket power now extends to U.S. boardrooms Prof. Block on the influence of labor unions on other playing fields.
Bloomberg Law Boeing Talks Will Test Unions’ Sway as Labor Market Softens Prof. Block on Boeing's labor negotiations with the International Association of Machinists.
The Guardian Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’ Prof. Sachs on Trader Joe's and Starbucks' recent challenges to the NLRB.
The Hill Corporate giants aim to hobble National Labor Relations Board Prof. Block on the important role that the NLRB plays in protecting organizing workers, and the potential consequences of the constitutional challenges to the NLRB.
Tracking Attacks on the NLRB: Law Professors File Amicus Brief in SpaceX Case John Fry on law professors' amicus brief in a venue dispute over SpaceX's suit against the NLRB.
Can States Use Economic Incentives to Discourage Card Check Agreements? John Fry on labor law's market participant exception and recent state efforts to discourage organizing.
A New Era for Breastfeeding in the Workplace Ellie Samuels on the PUMP Act and strategies to better support breastfeeding workers.
Tracking Attacks on the NLRB: SpaceX’s Suit Transferred and Starbucks Joins the Fray John Fry on the latest developments from SpaceX and Starbucks.
Hey ALEC, Be Careful What You Wish For Ben Sachs on ALEC's model statute conditioning economic development incentives on corporations' compliance with state-mandated labor practices - now the law in Tennessee.
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