California’s vote to classify Uber and Lyft drivers as contractors has emboldened other employers to eliminate salaried positions—and has become a cornerstone of bigger plans to “Uberize” the U.S. workforce. …
New York Sues Amazon, Saying It Inadequately Protected Workers From Covid-19
New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, sued Amazon on Tuesday evening, arguing that the company provided inadequate safety protection for workers in New York City during the pandemic and retaliated …
Avanzamos en las leyes, pero falta cambiar la cultura laboral en equidad de género
A más de año y medio de que entró en vigor la reforma laboral, en la que se incluyeron cambios en materia de libertad sindical y contratación colectiva, se sumaron …
Swyear Amusements, Inc. and Comite De Apoyo A Los Trabajadores Agricolas (CATA).
Judgement of the NLRB on wage theft case in favor of migrant workers: BDO.01-CA-130018.Swyear conformed
Threats of deportation prevent workers from speaking out against workplace conditions
After a liquid nitrogen leak last month at a poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, killed six workers and injured a dozen others, representatives from the Foundation Food Group are …
Immigrant Workers Win Payout For Illegal Union Recognition
A carnival company must pay more than $383,000 in back pay after it forced a union on immigrant workers and struck a collective bargaining agreement that paid the employees lower …
Brazil mining giant agrees to pay $7bn for collapse that killed 272 people
The Brazilian mining giant Vale has agreed to pay $7bn compensation for a deadly dam collapse that killed 272 people. The Brumadinho disaster, on 25 January 2019, is considered one of …
International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network
c/o Solidarity Center
1130 Connecticut Ave, NW 8th Floor
Washington DC, 20036