Split 8th Circ. Revives Minn. Suit Over Union Leave

The Eighth Circuit on Monday revived a First Amendment challenge to a Minnesota school district policy that allows teachers to take paid leave to work for their union, saying the …

6th Circ. Bucks EEOC With Strict View On Client Harassment

An employer can only be held liable for a customer’s harassment of an employee if the company intended for the misconduct to happen, the Sixth Circuit ruled, a strict stance …

No market for abuse: how import bans fight back against forced labour

Coffee. Gloves. Smartphones. Solar panels. Seafood. So much of what we consume comes from sprawling global supply chains tainted by forced labour. This abhorrent practice endures because it pays. Companies …

Trump Administration Begins to Strip Federal Workers of Union Protections

The Trump administration has moved forward with a plan to end collective bargaining with federal unions across a swath of government agencies, even after arguing in federal court that it would …

Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem

Uber received a report of sexual assault or sexual misconduct in the United States almost every eight minutes on average between 2017 and 2022, sealed court records show, a level …

Proposed OSHA Rule Is Dangerous for Workers and the Law

July was a busy month at the U.S. Department of Labor. Within a period of a few days, the agency announced dozens of regulatory changes, primarily intended to roll back existing protections for workers. …

ILO Working Paper: The role of collective bargaining in promoting just transitions

This working paper explores the role of collective bargaining in achieving a just transition, drawing on recent literature and a sample of 512 collective agreements. An in-depth study of six …

New Bill Could Curb Exploitation of US Gig Workers

The gig economy runs on hidden rules. Every day, millions of workers in the United States log into apps like Uber, DoorDash, and Amazon Flex to earn a living, without …

Court allows Trump to end union bargaining for federal workers

 A federal appeals court on Friday lifted a judge’s order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump‘s administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal workers of the ability to engage in union …

Uber’s Inequality Machine: Data on How AI-Driven Pay is Harming Workers and What We Can Do to Push Back

“Uber’s Inequality Machine is the nation’s first and largest study of its kind. Our data stems from a survey of more than 2,500 Uber drivers in more than 45 states, …