Partisan Lines Emerge as Circuit Courts Tackle NLRB’s Power

Federal appeals courts are assessing the viability of one of the NLRB’s most effective tools to protect workers’ rights in the aftermath of a US Supreme Court decision that dialed …

Who’s afraid of picket lines? The backsliding of collective labour rights is quietly reshaping European democracy

The backsliding doesn’t follow a single playbook. In Italy, transport minister Matteo Salvini has repeatedly used administrative injunctions (precettazione) to curb strikes, turning what once was an exceptional measure into a routine constraint on …

Fixing a labour justice system that fails workers

On May 1, as the world marks International Workers’ Day, the promise of justice for workers in Bangladesh deserves renewed attention. At the centre of that promise stand the country’s …

Employers Should Choose a Lane

mazon workers at the JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island are caught in a labor-law no-man’s land. Amazon has challenged the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in federal court, …

Volkswagen Opens Door to Challenging NLRB Regional Directors

Volkswagen Group of America Inc. expanded the courtroom attack on the National Labor Relations Board’s constitutionality, newly targeting officials who are critical to the agency’s administration and enforcement of workers’ …

A Historic Trade Union Law Revision Expand the Concept of Employer in Korea

“ON 24 AUGUST 2025, the Korean National Assembly adopted an amendment to the Trade Union and Labour Relations Adjustment Act (노동조합 및 노동관계 조정법, hereafter TULRAA).1 The essence of this …

Virginia governor’s amended collective bargaining bill would leave workers’ rights optional and large public-sector pay gap unaddressed

This year, large majorities in both houses of Virginia’s General Assembly passed landmark legislation to extend equal collective bargaining rights to most public-sector workers. The Assembly’s collective bargaining bill proposed replacing Virginia’s Jim …

Collective Rights and the Employment Rights Act 2025: Continuity and Change in the British Labour Constitution

Focusing on the collective and trade union rights contained in Part 4 of the Employment Rights Act, this article assesses the changes that were eventually introduced against the policy proposals …

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Levi’s sued over “social washing” claims in the Netherlands

A labour rights campaign group has filed a “groundbreaking” lawsuit against Levi’s for making allegedly misleading consumer facing statements on its commitment to garment workers’ rights. The Clean Clothes Campaign’s …

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Levi’s Sued by Labor Group on Eve of Shareholder Climate Clash

As Levi Strauss & Co. gears up for its annual meeting Wednesday, America’s favorite denim purveyor faces pressure from opposite poles of the ideological spectrum. On one side, the garment …