At the New York Times, Michael Corkery writes about the allies “Dreamers” find in the business world. The article, which identifies public statements made in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by prominent business figures (e.g. Mark Zuckerberg), is published on the heels of reports that the Trump administration intends to end DACA with a six-month delay.
Further to yesterday’s commentary on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations, Reuters reports that the “Trump administration’s expected demands for U.S.-specific automotive content requirements was emerging as a major obstacle to a deal.” Such requirements would establish that a certain portion of a car’s components be U.S.-made in order to receive duty-free treatment. As the article reports, this would create complications for both Detroit and international auto-manufacturers. The Trump administration has identified reducing the U.S. trade deficit as a “top priority” in renegotiating the Agreement, and the auto sector comprises most of the trade deficit with Mexico.
Last week, the Sixth Circuit held that putting a workplace grievance on hold because the employee files an EEOC charge constitutes retaliation. In Watford v. Jefferson County Board of Education et al., 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 16-6183, an African American woman and teacher initiated an internal grievance procedure after being fired, claiming discrimination based on her race, sex, and age. She also filed a charge with the EEOC, which, under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the school board and the teachers’ union, triggered a stay in the internal grievance. The court nonetheless determined that the stay in the internal grievance procedure violated the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), reasoning that there was “not a material difference” between staying and terminating internal grievance procedures, and the latter had been held to constitute retaliation in 2006 precedent.
In addition to yesterday’s Labor Day roundup of labor-themed writing, check out Senator Elizabeth Warren’s review of the Trump administration’s record with respect to workers and the middle class.
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July 11
Regional director orders election without Board quorum; 9th Circuit pauses injunction on Executive Order; Driverless car legislation in Massachusetts
July 10
Wisconsin Supreme Court holds UW Health nurses are not covered by Wisconsin’s Labor Peace Act; a district judge denies the request to stay an injunction pending appeal; the NFLPA appeals an arbitration decision.
July 9
the Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings; Secretary of Agriculture suggests Medicaid recipients replace deported migrant farmworkers; DHS ends TPS for Nicaragua and Honduras
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.