In an interview last January, ESPN lead football analyst Kirk Herbstreit made a proclamation: You might as well make college athletes employees. “I say we’re on a path to unionization,” …
Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation d/b/a Tobin Center for the Performing Arts and Local 23, American Federation of Musicians (Bexar II)
The Board issued a decision in Bexar County II, restoring the rights of workers employed by a contractor to engage in protected concerted activity in their workplace. The new decision overturns Bexar County …
Biden Labor Board Relaxes Standard for Access to Property
The NLRB dumped its Trump-era legal test for deciding when property owners can lawfully exclude employees of contractors, reinstating an earlier standard that gives those workers more leeway to protest …
Workers entitled to more money from employers who break the law – labor board
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday said employers must compensate workers for “direct or foreseeable” financial harms, such as credit card debt and out-of-pocket medical expenses, that result …
Thryv, Inc. and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1269
In Thryv, Inc., the Board clarified its make-whole remedy to expressly ensure that workers who are victims of labor law violations are compensated for all “direct or foreseeable pecuniary harm” suffered as …
Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association et. al v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario as Represented by the President of the Treasury Board, et. al
In this case, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice strikes down the provincial government’s wage control legislation because it violates the rights of freedom of association, speech and equaliity of …
Canadian bill would fine workers $4,000 for each day they strike
The premier of Canada’s most populous province is under fire for a “draconian” bill that would fine school support staff C$4,000 (US$2,900) a day for striking, prompting concerns that Ontario is …
Education workers in Ontario announce mass walkout amid back-to-work legislation
A union representing tens of thousands of school support workers is vowing to hold a province-wide day of protest on Friday, even as the government formally tables legislation intended to …
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Commentary: Oral Argument in Doe v. Apple
Last week, the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument in Doe v. Apple, a case brought by victims of forced labor and human trafficking against five U.S. technology companies. The plaintiffs are children or …