March 20, 2023 News & Commentary Residents and fellows at Mass General Brigham hospitals prepare to unionize; divisions in the New York Times NewsGuild union deepens as contract negotiations remain ongoing; the six-month Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike turned violent on Saturday; Los Angeles schools prepare to close this week as workers plan to strike
March 19, 2023 News & Commentary Ninth Circuit reinstates Uber's Equal Protection challenge to California's AB5; reduction in SNAP benefits could lead to "hunger cliff" for low-wage workers; Amazon workers start unionizing campaign at Kentucky facility; ex-Google employees ask company to honor parental leave.
March 15, 2023 News & Commentary California court finds Proposition 22 legal; Michigan Senate votes to repeal right to work laws; American Airlines pilots authorize strike vote.
March 5, 2023 News & Commentary The fallout from DOL's child labor investigation; Department of Commerce issues childcare requirements for microchip manufacturers seeking subsidies; Starbucks reinstates New York City employee under 2021 just-cause removal law; NLRB finds Google is subcontractors' employer
February 24, 2023 News & Commentary Supreme Court rules high-earning professionals must be salaried to be overtime-exempt; federal judge rolls back nationwide injunction against Starbucks; OSHA fines another Amazon distribution center.
February 19, 2023 News & Commentary DOL issues child labor fines; Starbucks ordered to stop firing organizers; Tech layoffs affect immigrants; USC graduate students unionize.
February 15, 2023 News & Commentary UPS lays off “22.4” drivers as contract negotiations approach, HarperCollins workers secure a tentative agreement, and new names are added to the short list for Labor Secretary.
Labor Law Reform Is Needed for Unions to Succeed How can support for unions be at an all-time high yet union membership fall to an all-time low? It's because our labor law is a complete disaster.
February 1, 2023 News & Commentary Judge rules Amazon violated labor law and HuffPost workers announce readiness to strike.
January 27, 2023 News & Commentary Judge rules firing of Whole Foods workers for wearing BLM masks legal; judge stands by order enforcing subpoenas against Starbucks Workers United; Fourth Circuit skeptical of UPS worker's ADA accommodation claim.