“In 2015, the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) published a study on the effect of unionization on the incidence of workers’ compensation claims in companies from the institutional, commercial …
Staring down the barrel of a landmark judgment on its workers’ status, Uber folds
Uber has settled a legal challenge that struck at the heart of its business model and could have resulted in its drivers and riders being classified as employees, after three …
‘No One Should Get Fired on a Whim’: Fast Food Workers Win More Job Security
The New York City Council passed a bill that would shield workers from being fired without a valid reason. Fast food restaurants say the new rules will make it harder …
From whistleblower laws to unions: How Google’s AI ethics meltdown could shape policy
It’s been two weeks since Google fired Timnit Gebru, a decision that still seems incomprehensible. Gebru is one of the most highly regarded AI ethics researchers in the world, a …
Avanza en 14 estados el nuevo sistema de justicia laboral
Los 14 estados en los que arrancará el nuevo sistema de justicia laboral el próximo año dieron inicio a la segunda etapa de implementación de la reforma en la materia, …
Secretaría de Trabajo ajustará reglas para legitimación de contratos colectivos
La Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) realizará algunos ajustes al Protocolo para la Legitimación de Contratos Colectivos de Trabajo, toda vez que detectó que “la autorregulación no ha sido eficaz”, …
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Time Is the Universal Measure of Freedom
Labor activists once understood time to be a checking mechanism on market activity. In our own era of uncontrolled working hours, this is a vision of freedom worth recapturing. “The …