Labor groups warn of ‘gaping hole’ in First Amendment if court OKs Trump’s anti-union orders

Attorneys for the nation’s largest federal employee union warned this week that the August decision to allow President Trump’s executive orders stripping two-thirds of the federal workforce of their collective …

A First Look at Labor’s AI Values: An analysis of recent statements about technology by unions and other worker organizations

“Over the past few years, various unions and worker organizations have published a series of principles, public statements, frameworks, and resolutions articulating a vision for how AI and other digital …

The U.S. Forced Labor Import Ban: A Tool for Raising Labor Standards in Supply Chains?

Forced labor is rampant across global supply chains. Addressing it at individual sites of production results in a game of whack-a-mole. An effective response must target the structural drivers of …

CAL’s Case Against Sambazon Moves Forward After Appeals Court Victory

In March 2023, CAL sued açaí multinational Sambazon under Washington D.C.’s consumer protection statute for misleading consumers about its sourcing practices. Sustainability and ethical sourcing constitute cornerstones of Sambazon’s marketing, …

Court rules Georgia county didn’t discriminate by denying coverage of gender-affirming surgery

 A federal appeals court has reversed previous court rulings that found a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff’s deputy by failing to pay for her gender-affirming surgery. In its …

Transgender Ex-EEOC Worker Accuses Commission of LGBTQ+ Bias

Transgender and nonbinary workers at the EEOC have faced discrimination because of their gender identity since Republican Andrea Lucas became the agency’s acting chair, according to a new complaint filed by …

Trump to Coal Miners: Drop Dead

It has not been a very good year for the American coal industry, as both exports and price per ton continue to trend downwards, but it’s been even worse for the …

A Labor Day Call for Action From the States

Last week the White House staged a pre-Labor Day Cabinet meeting to celebrate the administration’s supposed victories for American workers. Cabinet members took turns offering fawning, sycophantic praise of their boss …

Inteligencia artificial, cuidados y futuro del trabajo: desafíos y oportunidades sindicales para una transición justa

Las transformaciones tecnológicas que caracterizan el siglo XXI, en particular la automatización y el desarrollo de la inteligencia artificial (IA), están reconfigurando de manera acelerada y profunda el mundo del …

Volkswagen faces historic $30 million compensation for Amazon labor abuses in Brazil

Brazil’s labor court on Friday ordered Volkswagen to pay 165 million reais (about $30 million) for collective moral damages after workers were subjected to slave-like conditions at a company-owned farm …