Defendants, United, Could Strike the State Blindsided Professor Andrew Crespo outlines the potential power of plea strikes and defendant unions in fighting the carceral state.
April 17, 2023 News & Commentary Ben & Jerry’s workers in Burlington, Vermont are filing for a union election; Unionized workers at the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic voted to strike on Sunday; Guild members of the Writers Guild of America will determine whether to authorize their union to call a strike if a contract cannot be reached by May 1st; Los Angeles community college instructors win healthcare in new labor agreement
April 16, 2023 News & Commentary Unions at Rutgers University paused a week-long strike after reaching a framework for a new agreement; France’s Constitutional Council upheld the constitutionality of a plan to raise the retirement age; a former employee of Smoothstack Inc. filed a class action over alleged wage theft; a new research paper explained algorithmic wage discrimination by gig companies.
April 12, 2023 News & Commentary Rutgers University strike continues into its third day, RISD teamsters strike reached its ninth, and the Union of Southern Service Workers alleges discrimination by state agency in workplace inspections.
April 11, 2023 News & Commentary Workers in Wisconsin protest Energizer’s plans to close its Fennimore plant, Apple increases its anti-union efforts at its retail locations, and major U.S. unions saw their membership grow amid a tight labor market.
April 10, 2023 News & Commentary Los Angeles Unified School District workers have approved a union contract after last month's three-day strike over pay and staffing and, for the first time in the school’s 250+ year history, Rutgers University faculty and staff are on strike.
April 3, 2023 News & Commentary The UK is considering new anti-trade union legislation which may threaten workers’ right to strike; NBA and Players’ Union have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement; New York City’s largest municipal union voted to approve its contract
March 20, 2023 News & Commentary Residents and fellows at Mass General Brigham hospitals prepare to unionize; divisions in the New York Times NewsGuild union deepens as contract negotiations remain ongoing; the six-month Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike turned violent on Saturday; Los Angeles schools prepare to close this week as workers plan to strike
March 15, 2023 News & Commentary California court finds Proposition 22 legal; Michigan Senate votes to repeal right to work laws; American Airlines pilots authorize strike vote.
February 26, 2023 News & Commentary Uber and Lyft drivers in New York City go on strike, Hyundai divests from an Alabama factory due to child labor violations