January 25th 2022
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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...
During my first year at Harvard Law School, a professor of mine won a prestigious academic award. The prize, he told us, was a research grant so large he didn't know what to do with it. Did we have any suggestions? At the time, the law school was paying me $11.50...
In the first day of their strike, Harvard graduate student workers picketed in Harvard Yard, carrying signs, marching, and chanting “What do we want? A contract! When do we want it? Now!” Strike organizers, faculty members, state politicians and union organizers...
Fifteen days into the Chicago Teachers Union strike (which we have covered elsewhere), delegates for the union say they have reached a tentative agreement with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. The agreement includes a commitment to enforceable class size caps and a...
Harvard University's graduate student union (HGSU-UAW) has announced that they will hold a strike authorization vote beginning October 15. A two-thirds vote of the membership will allow the negotiating committee to call a strike. I thought it might be useful to...
President Trump plans to nominate Eugene Scalia to succeed Alexander Acosta as Secretary of Labor. Scalia—son of Nino—served as Solicitor of Labor under President George W. Bush, and is currently Co-Chair of the Administrative Law and Regulatory Group at Gibson...