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November 22, 2021

Jon Levitan

Jon Levitan is a student at Harvard Law School and a member of the Labor and Employment Lab.

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Daily News & Commentary

Start your day with our roundup of the latest labor developments. See all

September 29

Starbucks is found to violate labor law on a national scale; NYC minimum wage rule for food delivery workers expected to take effect; Supreme Court to weigh in on transportation exemption to Federal Arbitration Act

September 28

Major questions doctrine, alleged unlawful discharge at the ACLU, opportunity to re-evaluate captive audience meetings.

September 27

The writers' guild concluded the second longest strike in the union’s history today, the Big Three Automakers’ reputations plummet, and President Biden joins the UAW picket line.

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.

OnLabor In The News

BBC

How ‘strike culture’ took hold in the US in 2023: Prof. Block on the rise of labor movement activity in 2023.

Bloomberg

The President Pickets: Prof. Block on President Biden's historic visit to the UAW picket lines.

Law360

Hollywood Writers, Studios Reach Deal That Could End Strike: Prof. Block on the WGA's tentative agreement after a months-long strike.

Axios

Biden to make history by hitting UAW picket line: Prof. Block comparing the UAW deal in 2008 vs. today

The Washington Post

Their podcast is in trouble. A Biden-led crackdown may save them.: Prof. Block on the employment dispute involving the podcast hosts of "The Dumb Zone."

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Michelle Berger on the NLRB's recent decision in Miller Plastic Products.

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To celebrate Labor Day, an exciting announcement from the Center for Labor and a Just Economy -- introducing the CLJE:Lab.

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.

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