Amazon’s Misdeeds Should Mean Automatic Unionization, Says Unifor

Amazon’s efforts to block an organizing drive at its Delta warehouse were so unfair that the union should be automatically certified, Unifor Local 114 told the BC Labour Relations Board …

CVS Says Union Vote Certifications Require NLRB Quorum

CVS has argued that National Labor Relations Board regional offices cannot certify the results of union representation elections while the agency lacks a quorum, advancing the latest argument employers have …

Chinese workers in BYD Brazil factory signed contracts with abusive clauses, investigators say

The workers who traveled from China to northeast Brazil to build a new factory for electric car maker BYD earned roughly $70 per 10-hour shift, over twice the Chinese hourly …

The Union Scores a Big Win in Starbucks Battle

The union organizing some B.C. Starbucks coffee shops scored a big win at the BC Labour Relations Board, which ruled Thursday that workers at multiple locations could be in one …

Waffle House employees say owners rob them of up to $46.8 million a year

Servers say the chain forces them to do janitorial work and dishwashing for lower tipped wages, robbing them of up to $46.8 million. Melissa “Kat” Steach, a Waffle House server …

$100 Million Lawsuit Claims Southwest Airlines Refused To Pay New York Baggage & Cargo Handlers

Southwest Airlines has been sued in the state of New York for not paying its staff weekly. The employees have filed suit, asking for $100 million in damages and requesting a …

Canada plans oversight body to ensure businesses, governments crack down on forced labour

The federal government plans to create an oversight agency as part of a toughening of laws to block foreign goods made with forced labour, measures it says will increase the …

A new California law bans your boss from ordering you to attend anti-union meetings

Starting Jan. 1, California employers won’t be able to require workers to attend any meetings related to their political or religious views — or how their bosses feel about unions.  …

México aprobó reforma a la Ley Federal del Trabajo en materia de plataformas digitales

En un paso histórico hacia la modernización de los derechos laborales, México ha aprobado una reforma a la Ley Federal del Trabajo que regula el trabajo en plataformas digitales. Esta …

Solicita EU panel para abordar conflicto de la Minera Camino Rojo

Por tercera ocasión, el gobierno de Estados Unidos solicitó un panel bajo el Mecanismo Laboral de Respuesta Rápida del T-MEC para abordar el conflicto en la Minera Camino Rojo, ubicada …