Vivian Dong is a student at Harvard Law School.
On Friday, NLRB General Counsel Peter B. Robb told regional board officials via an internally distributed memo to consult with his office in any cases involving precedents decided under the Obama-era NLRB. Such orders are standard for a new general counsel to issue, said former NLRB chairwoman Wilma Liebman. Still, Liebman described the memo as surprisingly “sweeping.” In the same internal memo, Robb announced his intention to rescind seven “guidance memos” issued under prior Democratic general counsels.
Thousands of Oakland city workers are planning to strike on Tuesday after six months of contract negotiations between the city and the unions have failed to produce an acceptable result. The unions behind the planned strike, SEIU Local 1021 and International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21, represent nearly the entire civilian workforce of the city government. Police and fire personnel will not take part in the strike.
While Amazon achieved its greatest daily sales in its history on Cyber Monday, it faced continued resistance from labor groups in Germany, where it is seeking to expand its market. On Black Friday, 2,000 Amazon workers walked off the job at Amazon’s six German warehouses. In Berlin, hundreds marched against Amazon’s labor practices. Verdi, a German trade union, led the strike. A Verdi spokesman stated that the union is seeking better pay and healthier working conditions for the Amazon workers.
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July 4
The DOL scraps a Biden-era proposed rule to end subminimum wages for disabled workers; millions will lose access to Medicaid and SNAP due to new proof of work requirements; and states step up in the noncompete policy space.
July 3
California compromises with unions on housing; 11th Circuit rules against transgender teacher; Harvard removes hundreds from grad student union.
July 2
Block, Nanda, and Nayak argue that the NLRA is under attack, harming democracy; the EEOC files a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former EEOC Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels; and SEIU Local 1000 strikes an agreement with the State of California to delay the state's return-to-office executive order for state workers.
July 1
In today’s news and commentary, the Department of Labor proposes to roll back minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by public defenders over a union’s Gaza statements, and Philadelphia’s largest municipal union is on strike for first time in nearly 40 years. On Monday, the U.S. […]
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 […]