Hannah Belitz is a student at Harvard Law School.
Harvard graduate students are not the only ones with a union election on the horizon. Politico reports that the NLRB regional director has approved a bargaining unit — all student employees who provide instructional services — at Columbia University. Students will vote on whether to join the Graduate Workers of Columbia-UAW (GWC-UAW) on December 7 and 8.
As Leora reported last week, Judge Marcia Crone, District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, has issued an injunction against President Obama’s “Fair Play and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order. Now, the Washington Post explains, “administration officials are plotting how to proceed in the wake of Crone’s action.” Just how the administration plans to proceed, however, remains unclear.
Southwest flight attendants have approved a new labor contract. According to the Wall Street Journal, the two-year contract will raise their pay 12.5% and offer a signing bonus of around 16%. More than 89% of eligible voters cast ballots in the election, with 54% voting in favor of the contract and 46% voting against it. Next week, Southwest pilots will cast their votes on a new four-year contract that provides a compensation package comparable to that offered to pilots at the three largest U.S. airlines.
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September 17
A union argues the NLRB's quorum rule is unconstitutional; the California Building Trades back a state housing law; and Missouri proposes raising the bar for citizen ballot initiatives
September 16
In today’s news and commentary, the NLRB sues New York, a flight attendant sues United, and the Third Circuit considers the employment status of Uber drivers The NLRB sued New York to block a new law that would grant the state authority over private-sector labor disputes. As reported on recently by Finlay, the law, which […]
September 15
Unemployment claims rise; a federal court hands victory to government employees union; and employers fire workers over social media posts.
September 14
Workers at Boeing reject the company’s third contract proposal; NLRB Acting General Counsel William Cohen plans to sue New York over the state’s trigger bill; Air Canada flight attendants reject a tentative contract.
September 12
Zohran Mamdani calls on FIFA to end dynamic pricing for the World Cup; the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement opens a probe into Scale AI’s labor practices; and union members organize immigration defense trainings.
September 11
California rideshare deal advances; Boeing reaches tentative agreement with union; FTC scrutinizes healthcare noncompetes.