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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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.