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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June 6
In today’s news and commentary, Governor Jared Polis directs Colorado’s labor agency to share information with ICE; and the Supreme Court issues two unanimous rulings including exempting a Catholic charity from paying unemployment compensation taxes and striking down the heightened standard for plaintiffs belonging to a majority group to prove a Title VII employment discrimination […]
June 5
Nail technicians challenge California classification; oral arguments in challenge to LGBTQ hiring protections; judge blocks Job Corps shutdown.
June 4
Federal agencies violate federal court order pausing mass layoffs; Walmart terminates some jobs in Florida following Supreme Court rulings on the legal status of migrants; and LA firefighters receive a $9.5 million settlement for failure to pay firefighters during shift changes.
June 3
Federal judge blocks Trump's attack on TSA collective bargaining rights; NLRB argues that Grindr's Return-to-Office policy was union busting; International Trade Union Confederation report highlights global decline in workers' rights.
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 […]