D.C. Circuit rejects NLRB’s limits on contractor picketing

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday threw out the National Labor Relations Board’s restrictive Trump-era test for determining when property owners can bar onsite contractors’ employees from picketing, saying it …

California’s Gig Worker Law Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

Last year, more than $200 million was spent on campaigning for a state proposition that ensured workers like Uber and Lyft drivers were considered independent contractors. A California law that ensures …

GM workers’ historic vote in Mexico tests new trade deal

SILAO, Mexico, Aug 17 (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) employee Mari says that for the past decade, she has felt powerless to demand higher pay at the plant in central Mexico that …

Gig Drivers Deserve Workplace Rights

Op-ed about Uber?Lyft/DoorDash’s efforts to strip gig drivers of rights they’re entitled to as employees, particularly under the ABC test for employee/independent contractor status.   https://progressive.org/op-eds/gig-drivers-workplace-rights-felsen-210816/

Ontario court certifies class action against Uber that could see some workers recognized as employees

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., which advances a fight to get some of the platform’s Canadian couriers and drivers recognized as …

Seattle reaches $1 million settlement with Postmates over alleged violations of gig worker rules

Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards said Wednesday that Postmates, an online food delivery platform, has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle allegations it violated the city’s paid sick …

RETALIATION FUNDS: A NEW TOOL TO TACKLE WAGE THEFT

This paper proposes a practical new tool to make it easier for workers to report wage theft: a retaliation fund that would allow workers to quickly access meaningful financial support when they have …

How Temp Agencies Keep Their Workers’ Wages Low

The Biden administration has targeted noncompete agreements. But other tactics depress worker wages. When Fredy Amador worked as a quality technical specialist for a temp agency in Chicago, he and …

La Corte Interamericana: Opinión consultiva sobre la libertad de asociación (Inter-American Court: Advisory opinion on freedom of association)

OPINIÓN CONSULTIVA SOBRE LOS DERECHOS A LA LIBERTAD SINDICAL, NEGOCIACIÓN COLECTIVA Y HUELGA, Y SU RELACIÓN CON OTROS DERECHOS, CON PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO “El 5 de mayo de 2021 la …

How to Protect Workers While Protecting the Climate

“Much of the resistance to climate protection lies in a deep fear that, whatever promises may be made, workers who lose their jobs will just be thrown on the economic …