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 …

California reaches deal with Uber, Lyft to allow driver unions

California lawmakers reached an agreement Friday with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions, a victory for organized labor that could lay the …

De GM Silao a Atento: Evidencias de la violación de derechos laborales en México

En cinco años de vigencia del T-MEC, se han acumulado al menos 37 quejas laborales y cinco paneles formales hacia México. La mayoría de estas denuncias se concentra en sectores como …

Uber to pay $15M in record labor settlement with Seattle, impacting more than 16,000 couriers

Uber Eats has agreed to pay $15 million to more than 16,000 delivery workers in Seattle after reaching a settlement with the city’s labor standards office over allegations that the …

Pro-Palestinian protesters’ retaliation lawsuit against Google may proceed

A group of former Google employees may proceed with claims that the company unlawfully retaliated against them following their participation in a protest against the company’s work with the Israeli government, …