September 18, 2023 News & Commentary UAW enters its fourth day of striking with plans to meet Stellantis at the negotiating table; 13 of the 14 bargaining units representing Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will negotiate new contracts in the next six months; a Brazilian labor court ordered Uber to pay ~$205 million in fines for irregular working relations with app drivers; unions across many sectors press lawmakers to curb potential threats from artificial intelligence
August 18, 2023 News & Commentary Minneapolis City Council approves ordinance mandating higher compensation for rideshare drivers; Bloomberg Law explains how major fast food corporations are complacent in franchisees’ labor law violations; the New York Times reports on a wave of assertive union leadership; and a crackdown on wage theft and working hours violations.
August 3, 2023 News & Commentary A National Labor Relations Board ruling overturns a Trump-era employer-friendly standard for assessing workplace rules and employer handbook policies; The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the union representing a majority of Boston transit workers reached a new labor agreement; Three former tour dancers have filed lawsuits against pop star Lizzo accusing her of creating a hostile work environment; Massachusetts voters may have the chance to decide whether ride-share drivers are independent contractors or employees with the right to unionize
June 1, 2023 News & Commentary Tech@Work: helpline fired its workers after they unionized and then introduced chatbot in their stead (which promptly malfunctioned), and Uber drivers in Nigeria who have financed their cars through Uber’s financing partner are having their cars impounded.
May 26, 2023 News & Commentary New York Times reaches an agreement with the NYT Guild; Governor Walz vetoes a ride-share workers’ protections bill; Bloomberg reports a slowdown at the DOL; workers at a Barnes & Noble, a Chicago museum, and an REI vote to unionize.
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.
9th Circuit Revives Constitutional Challenge to Employee Classification Law Federal court breathes new life into Uber’s challenge to California‘s worker-classification law.
March 19, 2023 News & Commentary Ninth Circuit reinstates Uber's Equal Protection challenge to California's AB5; reduction in SNAP benefits could lead to "hunger cliff" for low-wage workers; Amazon workers start unionizing campaign at Kentucky facility; ex-Google employees ask company to honor parental leave.
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.
