April 5, 2024 News & Commentary Trader Joe's is accused of unfair labor practices (again); Teamsters call for a boycott; the state of Washington bans captive audience meetings.
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.
March 22, 2024 News & Commentary Georgia advances anti-union bill; NLRB: SpaceX violated labor law (again); Starbucks sets date for negotiations.
March 20, 2024 News & Commentary Dartmouth refuses to bargain with newly-formed players’ union; Connecticut lawmakers consider universal mandated sick time; New England union leaders call for offshore wind contractors to adopt high labor standards.
Tracking Attacks on the NLRB: SpaceX’s Suit Transferred and Starbucks Joins the Fray John Fry on the latest developments from SpaceX and Starbucks.
March 7, 2024 News & Commentary In today’s Tech@Work, fast food chains introduce AI surveillance systems to encourage “upsizing,” and tech companies defeat child cobalt miners’ forced labor case.
March 4, 2024 News & Commentary Dartmouth University files a motion to stay the men’s basketball team’s unionization election scheduled for tomorrow; Kentucky’s House of Representatives will consider a bill that repeals mandatory lunch and rest breaks; Georgia’s State Senate passes a bill requiring secret-ballot elections for companies that accept state incentives
The Death of the Non-Compete Clause May Be Imminent Sandeep Vaheesan and Daniel Hanley on the coercive nature of non-compete clauses and recent efforts to outlaw such contracts.
February 25, 2024 News & Commentary Starbucks challenges the constitutionality of the NLRB; Swedish economists debate Tesla’s anti-collective bargaining stance; Gina Carano claims she was fired by Disney and Lucasfilm for expressing her political views.
February 22, 2024 News & Commentary NLRB orders Home Depot to reinstate employee fired for wearing BLM logo, and Senate headed to another vote on acting Secretary Su’s nomination.