Disneyland’s Costumed Character Workers are Unionizing
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Adam Hefner had recently graduated high school and was looking for a job when their sister, who was working in Disneyland Resort’s food and beverage…
Rideshare Companies Ask SCOTUS To Reexamine California Worker-Protection Law
From today’s SCOTUSblog: he Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana was a victory for employers seeking to enforce mandatory arbitration clauses in the face of a…
Denver City and County Employees May Get Collective Bargaining Rights
From today’s Denverite: Denver voters may have a say in whether almost 7,000 city employees have the right to collective bargaining. If the charter amendment ends up on the ballot.…
Amazon and SpaceX Claim NLRB is Actually Unconstitutional
From today’s The Conversation: Amazon, SpaceX, Starbucks and Trader Joe’s have all responded to allegations that they have violated labor laws with the same bold argument. The National Labor Relations…
AI Makes 32-Hour Workweek Possible
From today’s Forbes: The global movement toward a 32-hour workweek is gaining traction in the United States with an endorsement by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). Last Wednesday, Sanders introduced the…
These Companies Tried A 4-Day Workweek. More Than One Year In, They Still Love It
From today’s NPR News: The four-day workweek is proving to be the gift that keeps on giving. Companies that have tried it are reporting happier workers, lower turnover and greater…
Starbucks, US union agree to form ‘framework’ for organizing, bargaining
From today’s Yahoo Finance: Starbucks and a union seeking to organize the coffee chain’s U.S. workforce said on Tuesday they have agreed to create a “framework” to guide organizing and…
21 Starbucks Stores Plan To Form Unions In 1-Day Blitz
From today’s HuffPost: Starbucks baristas from 21 stores around the country told the company Tuesday that they plan to organize, potentially adding hundreds of new members to a union campaign…
Ninth Circuit says California Supreme Court, not SCOTUS, gets last word on state labor law
From today’s San Francisco Chronicle: In a victory for workers in California, a federal appeals court ruled Monday that employees can use a unique state law, known as PAGA, to…
Dartmouth Players Are Employees Who Can Unionize, NLRB Official Says
From today’s New York Times: A federal official said Monday that members of the Dartmouth men’s basketball team were university employees, clearing a path for the team to take a…