UK: Laws on union strike threshold set to be scrapped

The government is set to scrap higher thresholds for strike action introduced by the Conservatives. It is understood Labour will reverse the changes, which took effect in 2017, as part …

Laws on union strike threshold set to be scrapped

The government is set to scrap higher thresholds for strike action introduced by the Conservatives. It is understood Labour will reverse the changes, which took effect in 2017, as part …

IBM Japan to disclose how AI is used to evaluate its work force

A labor-management dispute at IBM Japan over personnel evaluations using artificial intelligence (AI) is now resolved under a landmark agreement. The Japan Metal, Manufacturing, Information and Telecommunication Workers’ Union (JMITU) revealed the agreement at …

Illinois bans companies from forcing workers to listen to their anti-union talk

Illinois has become the latest state to adopt legislation aimed at protecting workers from their employers’ anti-union messaging. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed the bill into law on …

European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Netherlands Trade Union Confederation (FNV) and National Federation of Christian Trade Unions (CNV) v. the Netherlands Complaint No. 201/2021

The complaint was registered on 12 July 2021. It concerns Article 6§4 (the right to bargain collectively) as well as Article G (restrictions) of the revised European Social Charter. The …

Liga sindical peleará por sumar a llanteras a contrato ley

La Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana (LSOM) emprendió la batalla para lograr que se sumen, al menos las empresas llanteras como Goodyear, Pirelli, Michelin, a cumplir con lo establecido en el …

Caterpillar Factory in Mexico Draws Complaint of Labor Abuse

Over the past few years, as major manufacturers have announced plans to ramp up production in Mexico, labor unions have raised concerns that American jobs will be sent abroad. Now, …

Trabajadores de Pirelli interpondrán queja laboral bajo el T-MEC

A causa de que la empresa Pirelli, violó el derecho a la negociación colectiva auténtica de sus trabajadores, se interpondrá en dos semanas una queja por medio de los afiliados …

Most Americans have no idea how anti-worker the US supreme court has become

Under Chief Justice John Roberts, the supreme court has been supremely pro-corporate – one study even called the Roberts court “the most pro-business court in history”. Not only have many …

BARGAINING OVER WORKERS’ DATA RIGHTS: How Unions and Works Councils Can Use Collective Bargaining to Specify Workplace Data Protection Norms

“Workplace compliance with existing data protection law appears poor. A variety of reasons explain poor compliance, including a lack of legal clarity. Therefore, in order to boost workplace data protection …

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