Starbucks Ruling by SCOTUS Curbs Labor Regulator’s Authority
From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Starbucks on Thursday in a challenge against a labor ruling by a federal judge, making it more difficult…
Uber Loses Challenge to California’s Gig Worker Law AB5
From today’s CalMatters: Uber today lost its long-running attempt to overturn a California law that would require it to provide employment rights to its drivers and delivery workers. The ruling…
Almost Half Of LGBTQ Workers Still Face Discrimination At Work
From today’s Fortune: June 2024 marks 55 years since the Stonewall uprising in the US, which ignited the celebration of LGBTQI+ Pride around the world as we know it today.…
New York Governor Unveils “Youth Workers’ Bill of Rights”
From today’s WETM TV 18 News: Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a new “Youth Worker Bill of Rights” to protect New York State youth as they head out for summer jobs…
Apple Faces Growing Labor Unrest at Retail Stores
From today’s CNN News: Apple faces plenty of challenges this year including regulatory scrutiny in Washington, sluggish sales in China and a competitive landscape in AI. Now, its leaders also…
Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject Union
From today’s New York Times: Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Ala., voted on Friday against joining the United Automobile Workers, a stunning blow to the union’s campaign to…
Union Plans Strike Vote Over Crackdown On UCLA Gaza Protests
From today’s The Guardian: The largest union of academic workers, which represents more than 48,000 graduate student workers throughout the University of California system, will hold a strike authorization vote…
Workers’ May Day Rallies Confront Turbulent Times
From today’s Associated Press News: Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with largely peaceful protests Wednesday over rising prices, low wages and calls for greater labor rights.…
Missouri Bill Overturns Child Labor Law By Removing Work Permit Requirements
From today’s Missouri Independent: A push to eliminate Missouri’s requirement for children under 16 to obtain official work permits before they can begin a job could be debated by the…
Amazon Warehouse Workers in Alabama Will Vote to Unionize for Third Time
From today’s NPR News: It could have been the first unionized Amazon warehouse in America. Now, three years later, workers are waiting to learn whether they’ll get a third shot…