Facebook owner Meta has been blocked from firing more than 180 content moderators until a case challenging their dismissal is determined. On Friday, Employment and Labour Relations Court judge Byram …
ILO: Migrant workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining
“Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining (FACB) are fundamental rights of universal scope that should apply to all workers – including migrant workers – without distinction. In …
Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Here is the full decision of the US Supreme Court where it found that the union must take ‘reasonable precautions’ to protect an employer’s perishable product, which will likely open …
US Supreme Court hands defeat to organized labor in truckers strike case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt another setback to organized labor by making it easier for employers to sue over strikes that cause property destruction in a ruling siding …
U.S. employers have gone from opposing international labor standards to hiding behind them. Now a complaint is trying to stop U.S.-style union busting from taking over the world
Earlier this month, a group of U.S. unions–the AFL-CIO, SEIU, and Workers United–filed a complaint with the International Labour Organization’s Committee on Freedom of Association. In the filing, they convincingly argue …
Court declares no work no pay legal for ASUU
Justice Benedict Kanpiq held that in line with section 43(1a) of the Trade Union Act, members of ASUU who participated in the 8 months long strike are not entitled to …
MPs vote down Lord’s amendments to force through Government’s anti-strike legislation
Late last night, MPs voted down some key amendments to the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill made in the Lord two weeks ago. The amendements included changing the application of …
Curtailing Starbucks’s War on Its Unionized Baristas
“Even a quick review of the huge number of complaints—93 of them—that the National Labor Relations Board has filed against Starbucks makes clear that the company has deployed numerous hard-hitting …
US Labor unions ask UN body to probe Starbucks’ use of legal loopholes
Labor unions on Thursday asked a United Nations agency to investigate whether gaps in U.S. law have allowed Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) to allegedly violate the rights of baristas organizing at the coffee …
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