A new California law bans your boss from ordering you to attend anti-union meetings

Starting Jan. 1, California employers won’t be able to require workers to attend any meetings related to their political or religious views — or how their bosses feel about unions.  …

Solicita EU panel para abordar conflicto de la Minera Camino Rojo

Por tercera ocasión, el gobierno de Estados Unidos solicitó un panel bajo el Mecanismo Laboral de Respuesta Rápida del T-MEC para abordar el conflicto en la Minera Camino Rojo, ubicada …

US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua

The Biden administration is opening an investigation into labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua, impacting relations with a country the U.S. has a free trade deal with amid growing …

A Big Step Forward: But Bigger Steps Required – A Note on the Employment Rights Bill

The Employment Rights Bill is a big step forward in improving workers’ rights, addressing a number of abusive employer practices, and removing unwarranted restrictions on trade unions. The Bill’s success …

US wants Bangladesh to implement 11-point labour action plan by March 2025

The United States has called for the implementation of an 11-point action plan aimed at improving labour rights in Bangladesh by March 2025. Kelly M Fay Rodriguez, special representative for …

NLRB rules anti-union captive audience meetings an illegal abuse of employer power

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that anti-union captive audience meetings in particular are illegal because they interfere with workers’ right to freely choose whether to form or join …

Anti-Union Captive Audience Meetings Outlawed by Labor Board

Mandatory “captive audience” meetings in which companies argue against unionization are illegal, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in a case involving Amazon.com Inc., prohibiting one of employers’ most potent …

Board Restores Prior Standard Governing Employer Statements about Unionization’s Impact on Employer-Employee Relationship

The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Siren Retail Corp d/b/a Starbucks, overruling Tri-Cast, Inc., 274 NLRB 377 (1985) and clarifying the test that the Board will use to evaluate whether …

Massachusetts voters allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize

 Massachusetts voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that would allow ride-share drivers to unionize, becoming the first U.S. state to allow drivers for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft …

Uber Drivers Seek Voter Approval to Unionize in Massachusetts

Massachusetts voters are preparing to decide whether Uber and Lyft drivers can form a union and collectively negotiate their pay and working conditions, a potentially first-of-its-kind bargaining model for the …

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