January 20th 2021
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According to ABC News, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued more than $2.8 million in fines and 204 citations to companies in the last few months. These fines cover various COVID-19 related worker protection violations including...
Another 860,000 Americans filed for unemployment this week. The total number of filings now stands at 12.628 million, slightly down from last week's 13.385 active claims. As the Center for American Progress reports, about 12 million of the roughly 50 million...
Working conditions at Amazon and Whole Foods, which Amazon owns, are coming under the spotlight as the companies continue to operate amid the pandemic. The tech behemoth is apparently acutely concerned that worker unrest may be leading to unionization. Business...
As the burden of COVID-19 has disproportionately fallen on newly recognized essential workers, unions continue organizing to protect their members working on the frontline. The United Food and Commercial Workers union has partnered with Albertsons Companies, which...
What’s in labor news today? A cursory Google search gives the impression that organized labor is today plagued by fractious infighting. Indeed, there is no shortage of articles highlighting the apparent ideological divisions among labor unions in the face of a...
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) directed an Administrative Law Judge to approve a series of proposed settlement agreements proffered by McDonald’s in a long-running dispute over unfair labor practices committed by its franchisees—a dispute that...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill allowing college athletes to profit from endorsements—the first of its kind. In a statement, Newsom noted, “Colleges and universities reap billions from these student athletes’ sacrifices and success but block them...
Today, Kamala Harris released her plan for Americans with disabilities. The plan promises to establish senior positions for persons with disabilities in the White House to allow for more input from the community on domestic and economic initiatives. Harris also...
Legendary labor activist Dolores Huerta was arrested in Fresno Tuesday during a protest in support of raising wages for home healthcare workers. Huerta, who is eighty-nine, was arrested alongside seven others while demonstrating outside of a meeting of the Fresno...
Today, Kaiser Permanente workers will begin voting on whether to authorize a strike. The strike would begin in early October and would include workers in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Kaiser workers have been without a...
House Democrats are expected to pass the Raise the Wage Act today after overcoming opposition from within party ranks. The bill would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from its current level of $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour by 2024. Once the minimum...
Yesterday a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided against a transgender employee who brought a claim of discrimination on the basis of sex under Title VII. Nicole Wittmer, a transgender woman, sued Phillips 66 after the company withdrew...