Hillary Clinton unveiled a $275-billion federal infrastructure program as part of a shift to a domestic “jobs agenda” in her presidential campaign, according to the New York Times. Clinton’s jobs proposals will be the most detailed and expensive planks in her campaign platform, and the infrastructure plan will stand as its “centerpiece.” Relying on data from the President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors, the campaign stressed that each $1 billion in investment would result in 13,000 well-paying jobs.
Customer service and gate agents reached a labor agreement with American Airlines, according to the Dallas Morning News. The five-year agreement between the union and the company raises the pay of nearly 15,000 workers an average of 30%, making them the highest paid agents in the airline industry.
The Supreme Court agreed to expand the oral arguments in Friedrichs by ten minutes, according to the Wall Street Journal. The additional ten minutes will be allotted to Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who will argue that agency fees are constitutional. The California solicitor general will also speak for half of the time allotted to the defendant teacher’s union in support of the state’s agency-fee law.
The Wall Street Journal also reported that Ford sought to downplay the increase in labor costs resulting from its new contract with the United Auto Workers in a conference call with its executives. The company brass argued that the costs will have minimal effects on Ford’s profitability, projecting that the pay increases will come at a rate lower than inflation and stating that domestic hiring will slow as a result of outsourcing and the use of temp workers.
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August 11
Rideshare drivers nearing union certification in California; UFCW campaigns against electronic shelf labels; Teamsters support NYC delivery driver bill.
August 10
Employee sues for a fossil-fuel-free 401(k) plan as a religious accommodation; DHS submits a proposed rule eliminating 60-day grace period for H-1B workers; Eighth Circuit dismisses constitutional challenge to the FMSHRC.
August 7
Starbucks beats claims it denied shifts to union workers; Center for State Labor Innovation aims to address labor law shortcomings.
August 6
Taylor Farms faces scrutiny over labor practices; Bipartisan labor bill gains momentum.
August 5
Clash over potential change to Canada’s labor code; Harvard’s Center for Labor and a Just Economy releases model sectoral bargaining laws; NJ sues Amazon for antitrust violations.
August 4
WestJet reaches a deal to end a flight attendant strike; the NLRB rules Whole Foods legally banned Black Lives Matter display; a commentary argues college athletes should have the right to collectively bargain.