January 29th 2022
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On Friday, a California Superior Court judge – the state’s trial court system – held that Prop. 22, which, among other provisions, permitted gig companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, and others to classify their workers as independent contractors rather...
Since the unexpected death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on August 5, many who knew and worked with Rich have posted tributes focusing on a variety of leadership roles that he took on: in the Western Pennsylvania mines as a young health and safety committee...
In the aftermath of the unexpected death of Richard Trumka on Thursday, the A.F.L.-C.I.O., as noted by the New York Times earlier today, faces a moment of decision – a “crossroads,” in the words of the Times. Despite Trumka’s impassioned and experienced leadership,...
This week, the AFL-CIO, after eleven months of research and preparation, quietly released its report on police reform to little fanfare, in contrast to the high-profile launch of their “Racial Justice Task Force” in July 2020. As explained by Hamilton Noland this...
In a press release yesterday, district attorneys in both Los Angeles County and San Francisco announced a joint worker protection action against Handy Technologies, Inc., alleging that the housekeeping and home-services company had misclassified tens of thousands...
The number of new state unemployment claims increased by 9,000 last week, bringing the total number of weekly claims to 745,000. Many economists believe, however, that this increase is not indicative of what's to come, with one noting that “[j]ob growth will...
The AFL-CIO has sued the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) over its failure to protect workers from the coronavirus. The petition, filed in the D.C. Circuit, seeks an order forcing OSHA to issue emergency standards to protect workers from the...
New York has started manufacturing its own hand sanitizer in an effort to save costs amid widespread shortages and price gouging as fears over a coronavirus outbreak spread. It will produce 100,000 gallons per week and distribute it to state run agencies and...
Yesterday, Sejal wrote about how House Democrats and the Trump Administration are about to agree on a trade deal, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which the President views as a replacement for NAFTA. Bloomberg reports that while AFL-CIO President...
Tuesday night’s Democratic primary debate featured a vigorous exchange over whether union members would abandon the Democrats if the party endorsed Medicare for All. Representative Tim Ryan said that such a plan “will tell the union members that give away wages in...
In its first opinion of the term, the Supreme Court unanimously (8-0) ruled in favor of the employees in Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido, holding that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) applies to all public employers regardless of employee...
The NLRB General Counsel has begun to implement parts of a 59-point plan announced in January to reorganize agency operations. In a memo to regional board directors sent on Monday, Associate to the General Counsel Beth Tursell detailed the immediate formation of a...