Sindicato de Goodyear SLP celebra remediación bajo acuerdo del T-MEC

La Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana celebró la remediación bajo el acuerdo del Tratado México-Estados Unidos-Canadá (T-MEC) ante la aplicación del Contrato Ley de la Industria Hulera en la empresa Goodyear …

Remedying Employers’ Unlawful Refusal to Bargain

Over the past few years, workers have been organizing unions at a breakneck pace. Whether that organizing pace is sustainable depends upon a number of factors, the most important of …

US Supreme Court rejects Alaska’s bid to let state workers avoid union dues

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away Alaska’s bid to revive a Republican-backed policy to make it easier for state workers to opt out of paying union dues in the latest …

Starbucks sued for allegedly using coffee from farms with rights abuses while touting its ‘ethical’ sourcing

A consumer advocacy group is suing Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee brand, for false advertising, alleging that it sources coffee and tea from farms with human rights and labor abuses, …

Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA43

On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule, effective March 11, 2024, revising the Department’s guidance on how to analyze who is an employee or …

US enacts new labor law designed to prevent worker misclassification

The US Department of Labor enacted a final rule Tuesday designed to safeguard workers from misclassification as “independent contractors” rather than “employees.” The new labor rule provides greater clarity for classification under the Fair Labor …

Alphabet Illegally Refused to Negotiate With YouTube Contract Staff, Labor Board Rules

Alphabet Inc. has illegally refused to negotiate with a group of YouTube Music contract workers who voted to unionize, the US labor board ruled. The Wednesday decision, issued by a …

SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Musk, Federal Agency Says

Federal labor officials accused the rocket company SpaceX on Wednesday of illegally firing eight employees for circulating a letter critical of the company’s founder and chief executive, Elon Musk. According …

Activision to pay $50 mln to settle workplace discrimination lawsuit

Activision Blizzard will pay roughly $50 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit by a California regulator that alleged the videogame maker discriminated against women employees, including denying them promotion opportunities and …

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OFFICE OF THE TRADE REPRESENTATIVE FIND DENIAL OF LABOR RIGHTS IN PIEDRAS NEGRAS AT FUJIKURA AUTO PARTS PLANT

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested the government of Mexico conduct a review based on its finding that a denial of workers’ rights has …