Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Sarah Karpinen issued her decision in J.O. Mory, Inc. yesterday. The case mostly revolves around an employer firing a union organizer that became employed at the company with …
UK has seen ‘explosion’ in insecure work since 2011, says TUC report
The UK has seen an “explosion” in insecure, low-paid work in the past 14 years, according to a new report. The TUC said its study had found that the number …
US Supreme Court backs Starbucks over fired pro-union workers
he U.S. Supreme Court sided on Thursday with Starbucks (SBUX.O), opens new tab in the coffee chain’s challenge to a judicial order to rehire seven Memphis employees fired as they sought to unionize …
Elon Musk targeted in lawsuit alleging sex bias, unfair firings at SpaceX
Rocket maker SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk were sued on Wednesday by eight engineers who say they were illegally fired for raising concerns about alleged sexual harassment and discrimination against …
Chiquita Held Liable for Deaths During Colombian Civil War
A jury in South Florida has ruled that Chiquita Brands is liable for eight killings carried out by a right-wing paramilitary group that the company helped finance in a fertile …
Judge halts UC academic workers’ strike, citing ‘damage to students’
An Orange County judge Friday ordered the union representing UC academic workers to halt its strike at six campuses, ruling that the walkout appeared to be causing “damage to students’ …
UAW Urges US to Overturn Mercedes-Benz Loss on Accusations of Union Busting
The United Auto Workers is asking the US labor board to overturn its unionization defeat at Mercedes-Benz Group AG’s Alabama plants last week, alleging that illegal interference by the company prevented a fair vote. Employees …
Tech firms’ Kenyan contractors lobby Biden for labor protections
For years, Kenyan labor activists have complained that big tech companies such as Meta outsource vital functions such as content moderation to third-party contracting firms that inflict dire working conditions, …
University of California Workers Authorize Union to Call for Strike Over Protest Crackdowns
A union representing about 48,000 academic workers said that campus leaders mishandled pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The vote gives the union’s executive board the ability to call a strike at any time. …
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The Supreme Court Ruling in the Starbucks Case Proves the Law Won’t Save Labor
In Starbucks Corp v. McKinney, the Supreme Court ordered lower courts to apply a stricter test when deciding whether to grant the National Labor Relations Board’s petitions for emergency relief, like …