Walmart workers across the county went on strike yesterday, demanding higher wages, respect on the job, and an end to retaliation against workers. CNN reported that the strikes were planned to coincide with Walmart’s annual shareholder meeting.
In response to the sickout in San Francisco, the city’s attorney, Dennis Herrera, has filed a charge of unfair labor practices against the transit driver’s union. Herrera says that the contract between the union and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency prohibits strikes and work stoppages, including the sickout.
The Wage Theft Prevention Act, introduced to the Washington D.C. Council in February of this year, unanimously passed the first vote and reading. The Washington Post reports that the bill would increase penalties for employers and establish formal hearings for workers.
The Associated Press has produced a comparison of the cost of living in the country’s major cities, focusing on the effect of an increased minimum wage.
In international news, the subway workers in São Paulo, Brazil plan to strike after rejecting the government’s latest salary increase proposal. The strike will begin today at midnight, one week before the World Cup kick-off. The Wall Street Journal reports that the government intends to challenge the strike in the country’s legal courts. São Paulo bus drivers went on strike last month.
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June 30
Antidiscrimination scholars question McDonnell Douglas, George Washington University Hospital bargained in bad faith, and NY regulators defend LPA dispensary law.
June 29
In today’s news and commentary, Trump v. CASA restricts nationwide injunctions, a preliminary injunction continues to stop DOL from shutting down Job Corps, and the minimum wage is set to rise in multiple cities and states. On Friday, the Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA that universal injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that […]
June 27
Labor's role in Zohran Mamdani's victory; DHS funding amendment aims to expand guest worker programs; COSELL submission deadline rapidly approaching
June 26
A district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking agencies from implementing Trump’s executive order eliminating collective bargaining for federal workers; workers organize for the reinstatement of two doctors who were put on administrative leave after union activity; and Lamont vetoes unemployment benefits for striking workers.
June 25
Some circuits show less deference to NLRB; 3d Cir. affirms return to broader concerted activity definition; changes to federal workforce excluded from One Big Beautiful Bill.
June 24
In today’s news and commentary, the DOL proposes new wage and hour rules, Ford warns of EV battery manufacturing trouble, and California reaches an agreement to delay an in-person work mandate for state employees. The Trump Administration’s Department of Labor has advanced a series of proposals to update federal wage and hour rules. First, the […]