January 31 Apple faces ULP charge; public school teachers strike in Massachusetts; UAW runoff voting begins; a Jacobin article discusses a new app that could facilitate union organizing
January 30 [email protected] — Illinois’s highest court considers whether federal collective bargaining law preempts BIPA; the EEOC publishes a new plan to enforce nondiscrimination laws against AI hiring technology; and working professionals discover the wonders — and dangers — of ChatGPT.
January 29 Republican states challenge DOL's ESG rule, Ninth Circuit agrees to hear lawsuit challenging private prison labor
January 27 Judge rules firing of Whole Foods workers for wearing BLM masks legal; judge stands by order enforcing subpoenas against Starbucks Workers United; Fourth Circuit skeptical of UPS worker's ADA accommodation claim.
January 26 CA law to improve wages and conditions for fast food workers faces a ballot referendum; OK meat processing workers reeling after a coworker is killed by police onsite; Democrats and advocates urge stronger child labor protection; new report on wage theft
January 25 In today’s news and commentary, Biden renominates his pick for head of the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division; Walmart announces wage hike; Sanders plans Starbucks hearings as incoming chairman of the Senate HELP Committee; organizing efforts continue in the gaming industry; Amazon fires another union activist; and Harvard Law School launches the Center for Labor […]
The New Republic Starbucks Workers Are Unionizing. Their Bosses Are Refusing to Bargain. Prof. Block on how employers' refusal to bargain harms the labor movement
Talking Points Memo Chipotle Borrows From Starbucks’ Playbook As Workers Push To Unionize Prof. Sachs on how though "policies in Washington have made it very difficult for workers to organize; at the moment, workers are defying those fierce headwinds."
SHRM A Beneficial Union Prof. Sachs on how employers can benefit from unions, explaining how unions "open up a new line of communication between management and workers" and how voluntary recognition "can be faster and less acrimonious" than using the NLRB process
Bloomberg Apple to Withhold Latest Employee Perks From Unionized Store Prof. Sachs explains why employers like Apple and Starbucks are wrong when they say they can't offer union workers the same perks that they're extending to nonunion employees.
The American Prospect Laws That Create Countervailing Power A roundtable discussion with Benjamin Sachs, Kate Andrias, Steve Kest, and Robert Kuttner.
How the Next Big Supreme Court Labor Case Threatens Workers’ Rights Cement-truck drivers went on strike. A lawsuit by their company may pave the way for restricting workers’ rights.
Trapped at Work An explainer on "TRAPs" — the agreements in your employment contract designed to stop you from leaving your job.
Who’s Left Behind by Unpaid Leave Our system of unpaid leave is an international anomaly. It also disproportionately excludes women and minority workers.
From Behind Bars, Incarcerated Workers Are Unionizing, Striking Incarcerated workers are not recognized by the law as employees. Still, they've formed unions and are mobilizing a nationwide strike.
Unpreemption: The NLRB’s Untapped Power to Authorize State Experimentation How the NLRB can promote state-level labor law innovation
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January 31
Apple faces ULP charge; public school teachers strike in Massachusetts; UAW runoff voting begins; a Jacobin article discusses a new app that could facilitate union organizing
January 30
[email protected] — Illinois’s highest court considers whether federal collective bargaining law preempts BIPA; the EEOC publishes a new plan to enforce nondiscrimination laws against AI hiring technology; and working professionals discover the wonders — and dangers — of ChatGPT.
January 29
Republican states challenge DOL's ESG rule, Ninth Circuit agrees to hear lawsuit challenging private prison labor
January 27
Judge rules firing of Whole Foods workers for wearing BLM masks legal; judge stands by order enforcing subpoenas against Starbucks Workers United; Fourth Circuit skeptical of UPS worker's ADA accommodation claim.
January 26
CA law to improve wages and conditions for fast food workers faces a ballot referendum; OK meat processing workers reeling after a coworker is killed by police onsite; Democrats and advocates urge stronger child labor protection; new report on wage theft
January 25
In today’s news and commentary, Biden renominates his pick for head of the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division; Walmart announces wage hike; Sanders plans Starbucks hearings as incoming chairman of the Senate HELP Committee; organizing efforts continue in the gaming industry; Amazon fires another union activist; and Harvard Law School launches the Center for Labor […]