The Wall Street Journal reports that the United Auto Workers is continuing to negotiate with Volkswagen over representing its workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Last February, the workers at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted to not join the UAW in a very contested election, which we’ve covered extensively. Since then, the UAW has worked to represent some workers through a members-only union, which we’ve covered here.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report on 2013 workplace fatalities, according to the Los Angeles Times. The report states that overall there were fewer workplace deaths in 2013 than in the year before. However, for Latino employees, the rate of workplace deaths increased, and women remain twice as likely as men to be killed at work.
The NFL Player’s Association has asked for a neutral third-party to hear the appeal of Ray Rice’s suspension, rather than Commissioner Roger Goodell, according to the Wall Street Journal. The NFL has not issued a response.
The Hill reports that Republican lawmakers in the Senate proposed “a major overhaul of the National Labor Relations Board.” Among other changes, the proposal would transform the current five-member board into six-member board. The Huffington Post explains that under the proposed change, difficult cases that would likely to split the board could go unresolved for years.
The New York Times editorial board writes to encourage the Department of Labor to update its overtime rules. Currently, anyone earning over $460 a week in salary (as opposed to hourly wages) is not entitled to time-and-a-half overtime pay. The Labor Department is considering changing these rules.
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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.
September 10
A federal judge denies a motion by the Trump Administration to dismiss a lawsuit led by the American Federation of Government Employees against President Trump for his mass layoffs of federal workers; the Supreme Court grants a stay on a federal district court order that originally barred ICE agents from questioning and detaining individuals based on their presence at a particular location, the type of work they do, their race or ethnicity, and their accent while speaking English or Spanish; and a hospital seeks to limit OSHA's ability to cite employers for failing to halt workplace violence without a specific regulation in place.