Edward Nasser is a student at Harvard Law School.
The New York Times reports that labor unions are lobbying President Trump to include protection in any new NAFTA agreement from low wage workers lowering American wages. The AFL-CIO has made an extensive set of recommendations to be included in any renegotiated agreement. The unions request that the Trump administration insist that workers at any stage of the production chain be paid a livable wage commensurate with the cost of living where the worker resides.
Continuing with the theme of the day, Bloomberg reports that President Emmanuel Macron of France will be traveling across the European Union to advocate for more protection against low wage workers. Together with his labor reform plan, ensuring high wages for French workers was a central campaign promise for Mr. Macron.
Bloomberg reports that management lawyer John Ring, a partner at Morgan Lewis, is on the short list for appointment to the National Labor Relations Board. His appointment would ensure the first Republican majority in nearly a decade, and will likely result in the board reconsidering a host of Obama era decisions intended to protect workers.
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June 2
Proposed budgets for DOL and NLRB show cuts on the horizon; Oregon law requiring LPAs in cannabis dispensaries struck down.
June 1
In today’s news and commentary, the Ninth Circuit upholds a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration, a federal judge vacates parts of the EEOC’s pregnancy accommodation rules, and video game workers reach a tentative agreement with Microsoft. In a 2-1 decision issued on Friday, the Ninth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration […]
May 30
Trump's tariffs temporarily reinstated after brief nationwide injunction; Louisiana Bill targets payroll deduction of union dues; Colorado Supreme Court to consider a self-defense exception to at-will employment
May 29
AFGE argues termination of collective bargaining agreement violates the union’s First Amendment rights; agricultural workers challenge card check laws; and the California Court of Appeal reaffirms San Francisco city workers’ right to strike.
May 28
A proposal to make the NLRB purely adjudicatory; a work stoppage among court-appointed lawyers in Massachusetts; portable benefits laws gain ground
May 27
a judge extends a pause on the Trump Administration’s mass-layoffs, the Fifth Circuit refuses to enforce an NLRB order, and the Texas Supreme court extends workplace discrimination suits to co-workers.