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December 13, 2024
News & Commentary

Holt McKeithan

In today’s News & Commentary, the Senate cleared the way for the GOP to take control of the NLRB next year, and the NLRB classifies “Love is Blind” TV contestants as employees. The Senate halted President Biden’s renomination of National Labor Relations Board Chair Lauren McFerran on Wednesday. McFerran’s nomination failed 49-50, with independents Joe […]

September 25, 2024
News & Commentary

Jacqueline Rayfield

Faculty and staff of the Center for Labor and a Just Economy appeared before the Washington State Senate Labor and Commerce Committee, Boeing’s machinists union says that the company’s latest pay increase offer is not enough, and the NLRB General Counsel pressured Trader Joe’s to bargain with their workers’ union in Manhattan.

April 2, 2024
News & Commentary

Sunah Chang

U.S. asks Mexico to review alleged labor violations in Nuevo León, Barnes & Noble workers launch a drive to unionize, and Newsweek analyzes the role of union workers in the Ohio Senate race.

December 1, 2023
News & Commentary

Julio Colby

Emory Ph.D. student workers unionize; Senate fails to advance Biden’s ETA pick; and Starbucks violates labor law in Portland.

July 14, 2023
News & Commentary

Julio Colby

Actors on strike, new EEOC Commissioner, Maine bans captive audience meetings.

The Howard Schultz Senate Hearing: Setting the Record Straight on a Venti’s Worth of Misinformation

Apr 12, 2023 Sharon Block

Assessing Starbucks CEO's Senate testimonial regarding the company's response to workers union organizing.

March 30, 2023
News & Commentary

Peter Morgan

Howard Schultz denied violating labor law, Florida’s anti-union bill passes the Senate, and screenwriters and journalists call for fair wages.

Starbucks CEO Testifies Before Senate: Starbucks “Did Not Break the Law”

Mar 30, 2023 Anita Alem

Howard Schultz repeatedly asserted Starbucks has not broken the law -- despite a judge findng "egregious AND widespread" NLRA violations.

March 29, 2023
News & Commentary

Jacqueline Rayfield

Former Starbucks CEO testifies today before a Sanders-led Senate committee, and Kansas City Apple store organizers file charges with the NLRB.

August 7, 2022
News & Commentary

Kevin Vazquez

The big news this weekend comes out of Washington. As Hannah discussed for OnLabor on Thursday, the Inflation Reduction Act continued its rapid slog through the Senate this weekend. The Senate’s “vote-a-rama” began just after 11:30 p.m. last night, after Vice President Kamala Harris cast a tie-breaking vote (which divided the chamber along unanimous party […]

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