Book: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Employment Relation

“This book is the first comprehensive academic treatment of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and employment rights, which has a global vocation demonstrated by having …

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 …

‘All the power is with the employer’: why zero-hours workers welcome Labour’s rights bill

When Seamus Foley took a job on a zero-hours contract at a board games bar in London two years ago, the flexibility it offered was appealing. Now, the deal looks …

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 …

Korea passes controversial ‘Yellow Envelope Act,’ inviting backlash from employers, foreign firms

South Korea’s Parliament has approved sweeping labor reforms known as the “Yellow Envelope Act,” prompting a fierce backlash from employers’ groups, conservatives, and foreign firms operating in the country, who have cautioned that …

USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Panel Finds Denial of Rights by Atento Servicios

A Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) panel established under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) found in favor of the United States in a determination regarding a labor dispute between Atento …

SpaceX Keeps Labor Board Case Frozen With Fifth Circuit Win

SpaceX and two other companies can keep their court orders freezing unfair labor practice cases as they litigate their constitutional challenges to the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals …

Little Tech Goes Global: The Expansion of AI and Workplace Surveillance

“As artificial intelligence reshapes the future of work, a new form of digital oversight is spreading quietly and rapidly across the globe—not from Big Tech, but from a sprawling network …

Split 8th Circ. Revives Minn. Suit Over Union Leave

The Eighth Circuit on Monday revived a First Amendment challenge to a Minnesota school district policy that allows teachers to take paid leave to work for their union, saying the …