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June 4, 2023
News & Commentary

Julio Colby

Mexico taking up US’s request to investigate labor violations at Goodyear plant; Amazon fires another organizer at Bessemer warehouse; leaders of United Airlines pilots union authorize strike vote.

December 5, 2019
News & Commentary

Jared Odessky

The Trump administration’s Department of Agriculture has finalized a rule making it harder for states to waive requirements that certain SNAP benefits recipients work at least 20 hours a week in order to receive their food stamps. While recipients are generally limited to three months of benefits in a three-year timespan unless they meet the […]

August 3, 2018
News & Commentary

Ryan Wheeler

The Massachusetts legislature this week passed a new bill that would limit the use of noncompete clauses in that state. The new law, which still must be signed by Republican Governor Charlie Baker, would allow employers to prevent their workers from moving to a competitor for a year after the worker departs the company. However, […]

July 25, 2018
News & Commentary

Vail Kohnert-Yount

Today, Bloomberg reported that for the first time in Google’s twenty-year history, the number of people working for the company who aren’t classified as Google employees exceeded the number who are. Google’s Alphabet Inc. employs thousands of contract workers, who wear red badges to distinguish them from full-fledged staff. Many of these laborers are skilled workers […]

March 30, 2018
News & Commentary

Jyoti Jasrasaria

Yesterday, President Trump made his first public appearance in five days, speaking with local workers in Richfield, Ohio. ABC News reports that he publicized his administration’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan, expressing openness to a piecemeal approach in recognition of Congress’s lack of movement on the proposal. Richard Trumka, president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., expressed his skepticism […]

March 25, 2018
News & Commentary

Melissa Greenberg

Earlier this week, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum directing the U.S. government to consider enacting tariffs against China and to publish a proposed list of the goods that will be subject to protective tariffs within 15 days. There will be a 30 day notice and comment period after the list of goods is published. […]

March 7, 2018
News & Commentary

Melissa Greenberg

Public school teachers in West Virginia ended their strike yesterday when the state Senate agreed to grant teachers a five percent raise and voted to ratify the pay raise 34-0. Inspired by the actions in West Virginia, teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky have reportedly been thinking about striking as well. Read more about the strike’s relationship […]

March 2, 2018
News & Commentary

Jyoti Jasrasaria

Yesterday, President Trump announced that he would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, effectively taxing every foreign shipment of those metals into the United States. The New York Times reports that the announcement was made despite strong pushback from American companies and foreign officials. Utah Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican and Chairman of the […]

October 12, 2017
News & Commentary

Raj Salhotra

According to this article, labor unions are using Social Media and lobbying on Capitol Hill to demand that lawmakers end the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The unions argue that NAFTA hurts American workers by allowing unfair competition from foreign workers. Unions including the AFL-CIO believe that a new trade agreement should include more […]

August 7, 2017
News & Commentary

Jyoti Jasrasaria

The Wall Street Journal reports that Americans are less likely to be laid off than at any point in at least 50 years. In July, only 66 of every 10,000 people in the workforce claimed new unemployment benefits, trending at the lowest point on record going back to 1967. While these figures mean that Americans […]

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