Cement-truck drivers went on strike. Their company went all the way to the Supreme Court — in a case that threatens to further restrict workers' rights:
https://onlabor.org/how-the-next-big-supreme-court-labor-case-threatens-workers-rights/
How the Next Big Supreme Court Labor Case Threatens Workers’ Rights ✦ OnLabor
Cement-truck drivers went on strike. A lawsuit by their company may pave the way for restricting workers’ rights.
NEW: Our system of unpaid leave is an international anomaly. It also disproportionately excludes women and minority workers.
https://onlabor.org/whos-left-behind-by-unpaid-leave/
Who’s Left Behind by Unpaid Leave ✦ OnLabor
Our system of unpaid leave is an international anomaly. It also disproportionately excludes women and minority workers.
NEW: From behind bars, incarcerated workers are organizing, unionizing, and striking.
https://onlabor.org/from-behind-bars-incarcerated-workers-are-unionizing-striking/
From Behind Bars, Incarcerated Workers Are Unionizing, Striking ✦ OnLabor
Incarcerated workers are not recognized by the law as employees. Still, they've formed unions and are mobilizing a nationwide strike.
New Zealand’s New Sectoral Bargaining Law Holds Lessons for the United States ✦ OnLabor
What the U.S. could learn from New Zealand’s innovative sectoral bargaining policy.
Gambling with FLSA Liability: Wages in the Metaverse Casino ✦ OnLabor
Can employers pay their employees in crypto?
NEW: It's time for the "most pro-union president" to hold anti-union employers — from Starbucks to coal companies to the railroads — directly accountable.
https://onlabor.org/why-biden-must-confront-corporate-employers-more-directly/
Why Biden Must Confront Corporate Employers More Directly ✦ OnLabor
It's time for the "most pro-union president" to hold anti-union corporate employers accountable.
Unless the NLRB engages in more rulemaking on substantive issues, many terrible labor law doctrines will go unchallenged — likely for a long, long time.
https://onlabor.org/bidens-nlrb-will-leave-too-much-bad-law-untouched/
Biden’s NLRB Will Leave Too Much Bad Law Untouched ✦ OnLabor
Unless the NLRB engages in more rulemaking on substantive issues, many bad NLRB decisions will likely last forever.
President Biden has called on Congress to avert a rail strike. But a similar showdown in Canada shows that it is workers, not political leaders, who call the shots.
https://onlabor.org/lessons-for-the-railway-showdown-from-a-victory-in-canada/
Lessons for the Railway Showdown from a Victory in Canada ✦ OnLabor
President Biden has called on Congress to avert a rail strike. But a similar showdown in Canada shows that it is workers, not political leaders, who call the shots.
The NLRB faces an impending financial crisis. It's time for Congress to provide the funding the Board needs to do its job:
https://onlabor.org/its-time-for-congress-to-increase-the-nlrbs-funding/
It’s Time for Congress to Increase the NLRB’s Funding ✦ OnLabor
The NLRB is understaffed, underfunded, and overworked — problems that make it much harder for the Board to protect labor organizing.
As a major UC grad-student strike gets underway, what's the state of unionization for postdocs?
https://onlabor.org/postdoc-unions-empower-workers-in-uc-strike-and-beyond/
Postdoc Unions Empower Workers in UC Strike and Beyond ✦ OnLabor
As the major UC grad-student gets underway, what's the state of unionization for postdocs?
