Edward Nasser is a student at Harvard Law School.
Bloomberg reports that some labor unions are teaching workers how to handle visits from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Unite Here! has organized sessions around the country to teach hotel workers their rights and how to “effectively stonewall” ICE agents. Unite Here! also plans to make decreased collaboration with ICE a priority in upcoming collective bargaining negotiations.
President Trump formally nominated Peter B. Robb to become the NLRB’s next General Counsel, as has long been expected. Robb was the lead attorney that resulted in the firing of thousands of striking workers and the decertification of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization during the Reagan administration. Robb’s term will begin in November 2017.
Workers at a General Motors plant in Ontario went on strike this week, reports the New York Times. The union is fighting GM’s plan to move jobs from Canada to Mexico. It is the first strike at a Canadian auto assembly plant in 21 years. GM moved a production facility from Ingersoll to Mexico earlier this year, resulting in the loss of 600 jobs.
The New York Times reports that median earnings have been rising after decades of wage stagnation. Some economists are forecasting a labor shortage in the American economy, arguing that factors like smaller labor force growth will lead to even further wage gains.
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October 19
FDA reverses course on policy prohibiting off-duty union activity; FAA and NATCA reach deal to secure pay increase for air traffic controllers.
October 18
Federal judge again halts cancellation of the Bureau of Prisons’ CBA; tabletop gaming workers face roadblocks in union recognition.
October 16
Department of Labor reduces wage-and-hour enforcement at unionized workplaces; Fain's victory poses question of federal monitor's extension.
October 15
New reporting examines the rollback of child labor protections; California tries to block a strike; NLRB charges Wisconsin mental health provider with firing workers during union drive.
October 14
Eleventh Circuit overturns ERISA exhaustion rule; DHS finalizes removal of automatic renewal for work permits; AFGE challenges SSA over flexible scheduling policy.
October 13
Chicago hotel workers remain on strike; a coalition of Democratic states sues the Labor Department over canceled unemployment insurance grants; the Federal Labor Relations Authority establishes a new mediation framework for federal worker disputes.