Yesterday, the Senate rejected a White House immigration proposal that would have increased border security, placed new limits on legal migration like family-based immigration and the diversity visa lottery program, and provided a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million Dreamers. The Senate also rejected two other immigration measures.
Also yesterday, AirBnb cafeteria workers ratified a contract with the United Automobile Workers (UAW), part of the trend toward unionization among tech companies’ sub-contracted workers. “Every worker should be treated with dignity and justice,” Chris Lehane, Airbnb’s global head of policy and public affairs, said in an emailed statement Thursday afternoon. “Airbnb has great respect for the labor movement, and we are glad to have UAW represent workers who provide services to our employees.”
The University of Chicago’s graduate student workers, who voted to unionize in October, have decided against continuing with the NLRB process. The union—Graduate Students United—will continue to try to bargain without the NLRB, as it was concerned that a ruling from the GOP-controlled NLRB could set a legal precedent that is unfavorable to graduate workers.
On Wednesday, 18 men who worked for New York & Atlantic Railway between 2010 and 2016 filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Manhattan accusing the railway, its parent company, Anacostia Rail Holdings Company, and three officials of discriminating against and underpaying employees who they believed to be immigrants. The suit seeks class-action certification and a declaration that the defendants violated New York City’s Human Rights Law, New York State labor laws, and the Federal Employers Liability Act.
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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 […]
June 23
Supreme Court interprets ADA; Department of Labor effectively kills Biden-era regulation; NYC announces new wages for rideshare drivers.
June 22
California lawmakers challenge Garmon preemption in the absence of an NLRB quorum and Utah organizers successfully secure a ballot referendum to overturn HB 267.
June 20
Three state bills challenge Garmon preemption; Wisconsin passes a bill establishing portable benefits for gig workers; and a sharp increase in workplace ICE raids contribute to a nationwide labor shortage.