Rights-Based Sanctions Procedures

“Federal agencies are increasingly interpreting international labor rights and imposing a wide array of economic and financial penalties, or “rights-based sanctions,” under various laws and regulations. Congress recently vested the …

Thousands of union contracts to dissolve in Mexico’s fight against pro-company deals

Thousands of pro-business union contracts in Mexico are set to expire as Mexico ends a historic campaign to wipe out deals between employers and unions cozy with management that have …

U.S., Mexico agree deal to fix labor dispute at VU Manufacturing plant

The U.S. and Mexico on Friday announced a deal to resolve a U.S. labor complaint at VU Manufacturing in northern Mexico that requires the auto parts plant to let workers …

AFL-CIO wants bigger say in U.S. digital trade deals for workers

The Biden administration has made digital trade the centerpiece of its trade negotiations, and the AFL-CIO wants a bigger say in how the U.S. Trade Representative’s office sets goals in …

NLRB GC issues memo on electronic monitoring and algorithmic management

General Counsel Abruzzo issued GC Memo 23-02 addressing “Electronic Monitoring and Algorithmic Management of Employees Interfering with the Exercise of Section 7 Rights.”  The memo surveys developments in these areas and …

India trade deal ‘would open UK to goods produced by child labour and modern slavery’

Unions representing tens of millions of workers in India are calling on Britain to suspend talks on a trade deal with the country, warning it would open UK markets to goods produced by child labour and …

Starbucks Is Sued by Pro-Union Staff for Defamation, Abusing Legal Process

Starbucks Corp. employees are suing the company for defamation over its response to a union protest.  In a lawsuit filed Monday in South Carolina state court, eight Starbucks workers accused …

Mecanismo de Respuesta Rápida del T-MEC es una novedad en materia de comercio y derecho laboral

Esta es la segunda conferencia mundial de la Red Internacional de Abogados que Ayudan a los Trabajadores (ILAW), donde los miembros establecen una agenda ambiciosa para la defensa, el litigio …

T-MEC: miedo a castigos acelera libertad sindical

Este lunes, trabajadores de Teksid de México, subsidiaria de la automotriz Stellantis, votarán para elegir al nuevo sindicato que los representará para renegociar el contrato colectivo, mismo que lograron después …

Global Britain’s new dilemma: trade, or human rights?

How far would Liz Truss go to sign a trade deal? The answer, human rights campaigners fear, is almost any distance at all. As Britain’s international trade secretary, Truss made …

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