Remembering Cesar Chavez, and Picking Up Where He Left Off for Farm Worker Rights
From today’s CBS News: Friday was Cesar Chavez Day, and thousands across the country remembered all the work he did for farm worker rights — and all the work that…
Google’s ‘Ghost Workers’ are Asking for Labor Rights
From today’s NPR News: An army of workers is behind every Google search you do. They’re there for quality control and try to make sure your results aren’t full of…
Can the United Farm Workers Rise Again?
From today’s New York Times: Veronica Mota marched under the sweltering sun, hoisting a cloth banner of Our Lady of Guadalupe above her head for miles. “Sí, se puede,” she…
Michigan House Passes Bills Repealing “Right-To-Work” Law
From today’s Detroit Free Press: Michigan House Democrats passed legislation Wednesday night over GOP objections to deliver on a key promise to union activists: repealing the state’s right-to-work law. The…
San Diego County: Janitorial Companies Must Protect Workers’ Rights or Lose Contracts
From today’s San Diego Union-Tribune: In a win for county office janitors whose labor dispute has pulled in the Board of Supervisors, San Diego County will ask its janitorial contractors…
How a YouTube Strike Could Set a Big Precedent For Workers’ Rights
From today’s Times: Several teams of subcontracted YouTube workers went on strike on Friday, to protest a return-to-office policy that they say is an attempt by YouTube’s parent company, Alphabet,…
Why Your Business Needs to Consider the 4-Day Workweek
From today’s Entrepreneur: The four-day workweek concept isn’t new. New Zealand and many European countries have proven it successful over recent years. Yet, with the shift to hybrid work and…
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…