Union Petitions Double Under Biden Administration Significant increase in union petitions under President Biden's administration, impacting voter mobilization and labor practices. Top News · Oct 15, 2024
A Texas Pipeline Giant Is Backing a Regulatory Disaster Energy Transfer owns the pipeline that caught fire recently near Houston, and it’s setting another fire at the National Labor Relations Board with the help of right-wing jurists. Texas Observer · Sep 27, 2024
Sean Penn, Free Speech, and Labor Law An interesting incident, which led to a National Labor Relations Board decision (CORE & Rojas) Sept. 20. First, an excerpt… The post Sean Penn, Free Speech, and Labor Law appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Sep 25, 2024
SAG-AFTRA is striking League of Legends, citing unfair labor practices SAG-AFTRA is striking League of Legends, with the union alleging that talent production company Formosa Interactive tried to subvert the general game strike. Windows Central · Sep 24, 2024
US cannabis company Eaze pays supervisors less than those they oversee, workers say Shift supervisors unable to unionize are left in limbo, despite workers claiming low pay and lack of authority The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2024
Stellantis Faces Unfair Labor Practice Charges From UAW The UAW union said it filed the charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Stellantis, claiming that the company unlawfully withheld details about plans to move Dodge Durango production from a Detroit factory to one in Canada, according to a report. International Business Times · Sep 17, 2024
Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB's structure is unconstitutional Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse more than two years ago The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024
Workers Say Plant Eligible for $2 Billion in Public Funds Is Union Busting Eos’ Pittsburgh-area battery plant got subsidies aimed at “good clean jobs.” Its workers say they’re getting fired for unionizing. Capital & Main · Sep 2, 2024
Chipotle may have violated workers' unionization rights, US labor board says The National Labor Relations Board says Chipotle may have violated federal labor law in its treatment of employees at its only unionized store The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024
A Landmark Federal Ruling Against Union-Busting Has Boosted Organizing Union elections are up in the year since the labor board created new penalties for law-breaking employers. But an appeal could reverse the decision. Capital & Main · Aug 26, 2024
UAW Files Labor Charges Against Trump, Musk Over Alleged Worker Intimidation The charges were filed on Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), following a controversial exchange between Trump and Musk. International Business Times · Aug 14, 2024
UAW files charge against Donald Trump and Elon Musk over strike threat The former president and the billionaire talked about union busting during their online talk on Monday The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2024
Amazon says US labor watchdog that filed labor charges violates constitution ‘Our voices are only going to get louder’, workers warn tech giant after Atlanta warehouse writes up employees The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2024
SpaceX ruling threatens labor agency SpaceX is arguing that the National Labor Relations Board has been operating unconstitutionally for decades Salon · Jul 26, 2024
The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024 Supreme Court sides with Starbucks in labor case that could hinder government’s ability to intervene in some unionization disputes The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Starbucks in a case that could make it harder for a federal agency to enforce labor laws in disputes that can arise during organizing campaigns. On June 13, 2024, the court announced that eight of the nine justices had signed onto a…
International Business Times UK · Jun 13, 2024 Elon 'Evaluated' Women By Their Bra Size, Says Ex-SpaceX Workers In Lawsuit Vs Musk, Execs Elon Musk faces renewed sexual misconduct claims from SpaceX employees just before Tesla shareholders vote on his massive pay package.
Reason · May 31, 2024 Can a Criminal Enterprise Commit an Unfair Labor Practice? Does the National Labor Relations Board have jurisdiction over a medical marijuana dispensary's treatment of its employees?
The Independent UK · May 24, 2024 UAW files objection to Mercedes vote, accuses company of intimidating workers The United Auto Workers on Friday accused Mercedes of interfering in last week's union election at two Alabama factories
The Guardian - US · May 21, 2024 ‘You feel like you’re in prison’: workers claim Amazon’s surveillance violates labor law Exclusive: employees at a Missouri warehouse file charges against firm alleging use of ‘intrusive algorithms’ to deter union efforts
The Independent UK · May 17, 2024 BMW plant workers in Alabama reject unionization and deal blow to UAW’s expansion hopes The official count was announced on Friday afternoon
The Independent UK · May 17, 2024 UAW's push to unionize factories in South faces latest test in vote at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The Guardian - US · May 2, 2024 Union plans strike vote over crackdown on University of California Gaza protests UAW Local 4811, largest union of academic workers, also says it will file unfair labor charges over university use of LAPD on protesters
WEKU · Apr 25, 2024 Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama might get a third try at unionizing Federal officials threw out the first vote, ruling that Amazon improperly interfered. The results of the second vote remain inconclusive. The federal government now determines what happens next.
WEKU · Apr 11, 2024 Berea College student body, administration prepare for vote on potential student workers’ labor u The group filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in mid-March to hold a unionization vote. More than 1,300 undergraduate students would be represented.
WEKU · Apr 5, 2024 Supporters of Berea College student workers’ union organize rally on campus The United Student Workers of Berea say they’re organizing for a number of causes, including fair wages, negotiable job contracts and a formal grievance system.