International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network (ILAW Network) is a membership organization for union and worker rights’ lawyers. The core mission of the ILAW Network is to bring together legal practitioners and scholars in an exchange of ideas and information in order to best represent the rights and interests of workers and their organizations wherever they may be.
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Acuerdo para reintegrar a pilotos de Avianca que fueron despedidos por la huelga
Luego de cuatro años de realizada la huelga más larga de la historia en el transporte aéreo, en Colombia, decidida por ACDAC sindicato gremial de pilotos, en la empresa Avianca, …
Amazon Warehouse Workers in Alabama Will Get a Second Union Election
A U.S. federal labor official has ordered a new union election at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Alabama. After losing the first election in April, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store …
Uber on brink of pausing operations in Brussels after court ruling
Uber has been ordered to stop offering its main ride-hailing service in the Belgian capital of Brussels from Friday evening. The Brussels Appeal Court ruled on Wednesday that a 2015 ban …
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AMAZON v RETAIL, WHOLESALE AND DEPARTMENT STORE UNION, NLRB Case 10-RC-269250
Upon review of the record, the NLRB Regional Director agreed with the hearing officer’s recommendations, affirmed the hearing officer’s rulings, and ordered a second election at the Amazon warehouse in …
In the absence of federal legislation, US labour unions are laying the groundwork for a post-fossil fuel economy
When Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Green New Deal (GND) to Congress in 2019, many within organised labour responded with deep scepticism. The GND was presented as a non-binding resolution …
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After 30 years on Bogotá’s buses, I fear that just transition is slipping out of our hands
“December 2021. That’s the last date when the buses I have been working in and around my whole life will be phased out, for a new generation of all-electric ones. …