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Governor Noem Avoids Issuing A Statewide Stay-At-Home Order As Covid-19 Cases Increase

September 15, 2020

Zachary Boullt

Zachary Boullt is a student at Harvard Law School.

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Daily News & Commentary

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September 26

Ford hits pause on new EV plant; Canadian auto workers turn to GM; UAW victories could benefit non-union workers; Kaiser Permanente workers authorize potential strike

September 25

In today’s news and commentary, WGA reaches a deal, Canadian workers ratify a new contract with Ford Motors, and conservatives embrace the language of populism to push women into marriage. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) late Sunday night after a […]

September 24

UAW expands strike, files ULP against a Republican senator and hosts Biden on the picket line. NLRB ALJ issues first Cemex bargaining order.

September 22

Biden and Lula announce Partnership for Workers’ Rights; GAO clears Su to serve as acting Secretary of Labor indefinitely.

September 21

DHS policies for Venezuelan migrants; reduced arbitration fees under No Surprises Act; increasing religious objections to workplace DEI policies.

September 19

Canadian autoworkers continue negotiations with Ford’s operations in Canada, Trump announces a rally in Detroit next week with union workers, and talk shows backtrack on plans to return to air without writers.

OnLabor In The News

CNBC

Tim Scott suggests workers who strike should be fired. Here’s what the law actually says: Prof. Block on Sen. Scott's recent anti-labor comments.

The Intercept

UAW FILES LABOR COMPLAINT AGAINST SEN. TIM SCOTT FOR SAYING “YOU STRIKE, YOU’RE FIRED.”: Prof. Sachs on Sen. Tim Scott's recent anti-labor comments directed at the striking UAW members.

Zocalo

Why Corporate America Needs to Listen to Workers’ Voices: Prof. Block on toothless labor laws that may sap union enthusiasm.

Bloomberg

Balance of Power 09/01/2023: Prof. Block on labor unions and the possibility of a strike from the United Auto Workers.

The Hill

We’re experiencing a post-inflation, AI and climate-driven labor revolution: Prof. Block on the rapidly changing economy and workplace.

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What’s Missing from Cemex

Aug 30, 2023 Tascha Shahriari-Parsa

Last week, in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, the NLRB announced a new framework for remedial bargaining orders. From now on, if an employer “refus[es] to recognize, upon request, a union that has been designated” by a majority of employees as their bargaining representative (such as through card check), the Board will issue a bargaining […]

Cemex Is a Big Change, but It’s Not Joy Silk

Aug 26, 2023 Tascha Shahriari-Parsa

Tascha Shahriari-Parsa explains the NLRB's recent decision in Cemex.

Cemex and Card Check

Aug 25, 2023 Benjamin Sachs

An initial read of the NLRB's Cemex opinion.

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