Building Worker Power in a Precarious Federal Landscape: Sectoral Strategies and Worker Democracy

This post launches a new series exploring how states and cities can expand worker power in the United States. The series is grounded in a set of working papers and …

TikTok faces legal action over moderator cuts

TikTok is being threatened with legal action over cuts to its UK online safety teams. In August, the social media company announced more than 400 workers would lose their jobs, with …

Tackling hidden retaliation for strike participation

For workers, employer retaliation represents a major threat in response to their participation in a strike. While dismissal is the most visible form of such retaliation, it can also take …

Weak enforcement, no wage floor push textile unions to the brink

Ethiopia’s trade unions, especially in labour‑intensive sectors such as textiles and garments, are facing an acute risk of dissolution as legal loopholes and weak enforcement leave the constitutional right to …

How to Save Labor Law from Slaughter

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court took up the question whether independent agencies, as they have been known for the last ninety years, can continue to exist. In Trump v. Slaughter, …

Top Court Nixes Union’s Bid to Appeal Ruling in NLRB’s Place

The US Supreme Court prevented a union from seeking review of an appeals court decision that makes it easier for employers to win orders to block National Labor Relations Board …

Labour codes mean denial of rights to unions, 12-hour workday

Rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim of the Labour Codes as “one of the most progressive labour-oriented reforms”, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) described them as a “set of …

EU lawmakers back further weakening of contentious sustainability laws

Far-right parties joined forces with the centre-right in the European Parliament on Thursday to back further cuts to the bloc’s corporate sustainability laws, after months of pressure from companies and …

Sweeping Labor Law Overhaul Package Introduced by Senate GOP

A sweeping slate of bills released Monday by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) would fundamentally change the last eight decades of US labor law. The bulk of the measures target the …

Appeals Court Sides With Home Depot Over NLRB in BLM Dispute

Home Depot Inc. doesn’t have to rehire a Minnesota retail worker after a federal appeals court held that the National Labor Relations Board “improperly evaluated” the reasons for the company’s …