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State Constitutions — Another Progressive Step

Jan 24, 2022 Jonathan R. Harkavy

Applying its state constitution’s “fruits of their own labor” clause, the North Carolina Court of Appeals recently took another step toward workplace justice for governmental employees. The Court ruled that a discharged city employee had alleged a colorable violation by his employer of North Carolina’s constitutional provision ensuring “the enjoyment of the fruits of their […]

July 4, 2021
News & Commentary

Nikita Rumsey

As the Baltimore Sun reported, on Saturday a Baltimore judge issued a temporary restraining order requiring the state of Maryland to continue administering federal unemployment benefits, a day before the state was set to end the pandemic-related unemployment aid for tens of thousands of residents. With about 178,000 people still receiving jobless benefits as of […]

March 1, 2021
News & Commentary

Mackenzie Bouverat

The anniversary of the first lockdowns in the United States approaches, but even as optimism concerning the possibility of returning to “normal” mounts, many companies plan to retain work-from-home models regardless of the status of the pandemic. In a Stanford and University of Chicago survey of over 17,000 workers, 27.3% said they would prefer to […]

September 4, 2020
News & Commentary

Alexandra Butler

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), August saw a 1.4 million increase in nonfarm payroll employment, bringing the unemployment rate down to 8.4%. Yet, both the BLS and the New York Times note that this increase is much smaller than that which has occurred in past months. Moreover, the Times highlights that the […]

January 27, 2020
News & Commentary

Sejal Singh

A North Carolina teachers’ union is surveying members about a potential strike as pay raises for teachers have been caught up in the state’s bitter budget stalemate. Democratic North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a proposed budget passed by Republican legislators last summer because the proposal excluded funding for Medicaid expansion and for providing a […]

January 21, 2020
News & Commentary

Ryan Gorman

Bloomberg Law reports that teacher strikes across the U.S. have led to higher bargained-for wages over the past two years. In 2018, teachers and other school staff across West Virginia went on strike to protest working conditions in the state’s schools. Similar strikes around the country followed, often assisted by social media and accompanied by […]

Polling the Teacher Walkouts: Strong Support for the Teachers, Unions, and Future Labor Action

Feb 20, 2019 Alexander Hertel-Fernandez

Nearly a year ago today, West Virginian public school teachers announced a statewide strike, launching a wave of unprecedented labor action among U.S. educators. The strike wave continued through public schools in a number of deep-red states, including Oklahoma, Kentucky and Arizona, as well as purple North Carolina and Colorado. Building on the momentum from […]

August 21, 2018
News & Commentary

Rachel Sandalow-Ash

North Carolina raised the minimum wage to $15/hour for around 10,000 state government and public university employees. Legislative budget-writers explained that this raise will help retain experienced state workers, who often leave their jobs for higher-paying private positions. Political analysts also believe that the Republican-controlled state legislature passed this measure to win the support of […]

North Carolina Uses State Constitution as a Source of Public Employee Rights

May 21, 2018 Jonathan R. Harkavy

To punctuate Aubrey Sparks’ insightful May 16, 2018, post about state constitutions as a source of workers’ rights, take a look at what the North Carolina Supreme Court just did. The Court held that a long-ignored provision of the North Carolina Constitution supports a public employee’s attempt to grieve his employer’s denial of a promotion. […]

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State Constitutions — Another Progressive Step

July 4, 2021

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Polling the Teacher Walkouts: Strong Support for the Teachers, Unions, and Future Labor Action

August 21, 2018

North Carolina Uses State Constitution as a Source of Public Employee Rights