Upset by the surge in union drives, several of the best-known corporations in the US are seeking to cripple the country’s top labor watchdog, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), …
Labor Board’s Joint Employer Rule Struck Down in Texas Court
A federal judge in Texas struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s rule broadening the legal test for determining when multiple companies jointly employ workers and thus share liability and …
US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labor in Africa
A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to hold five major technology companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labor in cobalt mining operations in the …
Lula to Propose Stronger Labor Protections for Brazil’s Uber Drivers
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pushing to strengthen the labor rights of drivers for Uber Technologies Inc and similar passenger transport apps, taking on a challenge that has vexed lawmakers …
Starbucks agrees to US union organizing ‘framework’
Starbucks (SBUX.O), opens new tab and a union seeking to organize the coffee chain’s U.S. workforce said on Tuesday they have agreed to create a “framework” to guide organizing and collective bargaining …
US: Chiu secures $2.1 million deal requiring gig economy company to reclassify workers as employees
First-of-its-kind agreement combats the trend of employee misclassification in the hospitality industry and provides significant restitution for workers SAN FRANCISCO (February 22, 2024) — San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu …
Home Depot Worker Illegally Fired for BLM Sign, NLRB Rules
The Home Depot Inc. must reinstate a worker who was effectively fired for refusing to take the “Black Lives Matter” insignia off their work apron after the National Labor Relations …
Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system
Canada’s half-a-century policy of tying migrant workers to their employers denounced as modern-day slavery. Montreal, Canada – “It would be contrary to the whole Canadian belief in freedom of the individual.” …
La Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones del Trabajo declaró la inconstitucionalidad de la reforma laboral del DNU de Milei
La Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones del Trabajo declaró la inconstitucionalidad de la reforma laboral que busca llevar adelante el Gobierno del presidente Javier Milei a través del decreto de necesidad …
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