How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low
From today’s New York Times: For many cooks, waiters and bartenders, it is an annoying entrance fee to the food-service business: Before starting a new job, they pay around $15…
Michigan Democrats’ First Bills Include Right-to-Work Repeal
From today’s Detroit News: With new majorities in place, Michigan Democrats outlined their first proposals of the 2023-2024 term that would repeal the state’s right-to-work law, restore a prevailing wage…
Ex-Twitter Workers Feared Meager Severance Deals and Elon Musk Set the Bar Even Lower
From today’s Los Angeles Times: After months of waiting, hundreds of Twitter employees laid off by Elon Musk in early November received their separation agreements by email Saturday morning. The…
What’s a ‘Gig’ Job? How It’s Legally Defined Affects Workers’ Rights and Protections
From today’s The Conversation: The “gig” economy has captured the attention of technology futurists, journalists, academics and policymakers. “Future of work” discussions tend toward two extremes: breathless excitement at the…
FTC Proposes a Ban on Non-Compete Contracts for Employees
From today’s Bloomberg News: The US Federal Trade Commission is proposing a ban on non-compete clauses in employment contracts that keep workers from switching jobs — a sweeping rule likely…
Consumer Rights Aren’t Guaranteed in a Digital World: An Interview with Consumer Reports CEO
From toda’s MarketPlace: In today’s increasingly technology-driven economy, consumer rights are becoming harder and harder to enforce due to digital tools that regulations haven’t yet addressed. That is the message…
Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft
From today’s New York Times: Organized labor claimed one of its biggest victories at a U.S. tech company on Tuesday, gaining a foothold among about 300 employees at a video…
UC Strike Energizes National Surge of Union Organizing by Academic Workers
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Sam Ponnada, a doctoral candidate helping organize a union at Caltech was surprised by an unexpected campus decision last month to increase graduate student stipends…
Congress Can Make Airlines Treat Passengers Better, But Don’t Count On It
From today’s MSNBC News: The holiday weekend turned into the Christmas nightmare for thousands of travelers when a massive storm caused extensive flight delays and cancellations. But for passengers of…
Will University of California Academic Workers End the Strike?
From today’s New York Times: Last week, when the University of California and negotiators for striking academic workers announced a tentative agreement to end the work stoppage that began on…