Without Robust Guardrails, AI Harms Workers

“An overview of how unregulated AI deployment harms workers This issue brief exposes the reality behind the AI hype, documenting how employers are rapidly deploying error-prone and biased systems to …

EEOC sues Coca-Cola bottler over women-only networking event

The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast claiming that a 2024 two-day company trip which excluded its male workforce amounts to sex discrimination.  The Coca-Cola bottler invited …

Trump Strips Federal Worker Union Rights as Legal Fights Drag On

Federal agencies are redoubling efforts to dismantle their workers’ collective bargaining rights with the Trump administration mostly shielded while courts weigh unions’ array of legal challenges to the president’s authority. …

US launches investigations into forced labour in economic partners

The Trump administration has launched investigations against dozens of countries concerning allegations of failures to crack down on forced labour. The investigations, launched last week, are taking place under section …

Major AFGE Win as Arbitrator Orders SSA to Reinstate Telework

A third-party arbitrator has ordered the Social Security Administration to restore telework for the 38,000 bargaining unit employees represented by AFGE, finding that the agency violated our negotiated collective bargaining …

Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Signed into Law

Washington state domestic workers will now have statewide labor protections under the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, signed into law Monday by Gov. Bob Ferguson. House Bill 2355, sponsored by Rep. Brianna …

Gig platforms fail to block termination protections for Seattle app workers

An alliance of gig platforms has failed to block a series of gig worker protections in Seattle after claiming that a city ordinance, which establishes termination protections for drivers, violated …

US court will not block Trump from ending union bargaining for federal workers

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by unions to block President Donald Trump’s administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal employees of the ability to engage …

US Supreme Court denies GEO Group quick appeal in immigrant detainee labor case

Feb 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that GEO Group cannot immediately appeal a lower court’s decision denying the private prison operator governmental immunity in a …

Ad Firms Get Qatar World Cup Worker Forced Labor Row Trimmed

Omnicom Group Inc., Ogilvy Group LLC, and related entities whose work allegedly enabled labor trafficking surrounding Qatar’s FIFA World Cup facilities convinced a judge to toss portions of the workers’ lawsuit. …