This week, John and seven other Brazilian workers – all identified simply as John Doe 1-8 for fear of retaliation – filed a civil lawsuit in the US against Starbucks, …
Filipino Workers Say FEMA Contractor Cheated Them On Pay
A construction company with $88 million worth of Federal Emergency Management Agency contracts recruited 17 Filipino workers, promising fair wages and free housing, but instead cheated them out of pay and …
Supreme Court Removes Board Member Gwynne Wilcox
Gwynne Wilcox’s on-again-off-again status as a Board member is back off. The Supreme Court issued a one-page order on April 9 staying the decision of the D.C. District Court to …
USC Follows Amazon and Musk’s SpaceX in Calling Labor Board Unconstitutional
The University of Southern California is attempting to block faculty from forming a union with an argument pushed by SpaceX and Amazon: that the National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional. …
The Government Quietly Changed How It’s Enacting a Forced Labor Import Ban
Customs and Border Protection has changed how it’s implementing America’s forced labor import ban, prompting questions from lawmakers, human rights activists and China hawks who are watching how President Donald …
Donald Trump Is Shuttering a Little-Known Labor-Management Agency That Supports Collective Bargaining
Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency promising to fight for working people. While the hypocrisy of this claim has been clear from day one of his presidency, the evidence continues …
Trump moves to strip unionization rights from most federal workers
President Donald Trump is trying to revoke collective bargaining rights from most federal employees — the latest move in his aggressive campaign to weaken the federal workforce. Trump issued an …
Hamilton-based food couriers push to unionize as Ontario court rejects company’s challenge
Ontario’s Superior Court has struck down an attempt from SkipTheDishes to challenge a union drive by Hamilton-based food couriers. More than 700 ballots were cast in a vote last April that …
Lawmakers launch bill to ‘protect’ US firms from EU due diligence requirements
Republican Senator Bill Hagerty has introduced a bill to prohibit US companies across a range of extractive and manufacturing industries from participating in foreign due diligence legislation – with the …
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