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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July 9
In Today’s News and Commentary, the Supreme Court green-lights mass firings of federal workers, the Agricultural Secretary suggests Medicaid recipients can replace deported farm workers, and DHS ends Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans and Nicaraguans. In an 8-1 emergency docket decision released yesterday afternoon, the Supreme Court lifted an injunction by U.S. District Judge Susan […]
July 8
In today’s news and commentary, Apple wins at the Fifth Circuit against the NLRB, Florida enacts a noncompete-friendly law, and complications with the No Tax on Tips in the Big Beautiful Bill. Apple won an appeal overturning a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that the company violated labor law by coercively questioning an employee […]
July 7
LA economy deals with fallout from ICE raids; a new appeal challenges the NCAA antitrust settlement; and the EPA places dissenting employees on leave.
July 6
Municipal workers in Philadelphia continue to strike; Zohran Mamdani collects union endorsements; UFCW grocery workers in California and Colorado reach tentative agreements.
July 4
The DOL scraps a Biden-era proposed rule to end subminimum wages for disabled workers; millions will lose access to Medicaid and SNAP due to new proof of work requirements; and states step up in the noncompete policy space.
July 3
California compromises with unions on housing; 11th Circuit rules against transgender teacher; Harvard removes hundreds from grad student union.