Trump Indictment Highlights Georgia Voting Rights Movement
From today’s ABC News: As the 2024 election draws near, voting rights advocates are taking lessons from the 2020 elections to safeguard the rights of voters in areas like Fulton…
New Jersey Closes 27 Boston Markets After Finding “Violations of Workers’ Rights” and Wage Theft
From today’s Fox Business News: The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) said it started investigating the restaurant chain known for its rotisserie chicken after receiving a…
Federal Judges Overturn Parts of GOP Voting Laws in Georgia and Texas
From today’s Associated Press News: Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have ruled against key provisions of two controversial election laws passed two years ago as the Republican Party sought…
California May Transform America’s Fast Food Industry Again By Unionizing Them
From today’s Politico: A decadelong quest to organize fast food workers is culminating in the state that gave America McDonald’s and Taco Bell. A protracted showdown between labor unions and…
After Organizing Union Drive, Grindr Employees Given 2 Weeks To Report In Office or Lose Jobs
From today’s Yahoo News: Management at the popular LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr is asking workers to return to the office or lose their jobs, prompting outrage from employees who say…
Colorado’s Creative, Cultural, and Service Workers Unionizing for Leverage
From today’s Denver Post: Anna McGee has hit a wall. So has her boss. A 26-year-old front-of-the-house worker at Denver’s Mercury Cafe, McGee joined other employees last month to demand…
Alabama Lost Voting Rights Case At Supreme Court, But Ignores Ruling Anyway
From today’s NPR News: The state of Alabama is taking an unusual legal position as it heads into a closely watched court hearing this week about its congressional voting districts.…
Thousands of L.A. City Workers to Strike Tuesday
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles’ hot labor summer will get a little more heated Tuesday morning, when thousands of Los Angeles city workers plan to walk off the…
Striking Hollywood Writers, Studios Meet To Discuss Resuming Talks
From today’s Reuters News: As the Hollywood writers’ strike approaches the 100-day mark, Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators will meet on Friday with representatives of the major studios for…
Philly’s New Bill of Rights Protects Domestic Workers
From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: In Philadelphia, playgrounds and bus stops have become places where domestic workers share their job experiences. Two years ago, Tamara Baxter was sitting at a playground…