Walmart Stores, Inc. and The Organization United for Respect at Walmart (Our Walmart).

The central issue in this case is whether a May-June 2013 work stoppage, called the “Ride for Respect,” was an intermittent strike unprotected by the National Labor Relations Act. If …

CTM pega primer hit en batalla legal contra reforma laboral

La Confederación de Trabajadores de México (CTM) logró su primer triunfo contra la aplicación de la reforma laboral del 1 de mayo. El Juzgado de Distrito en Materias de Amparo …

Workplace Protections Don’t Reach Pregnant People Working In Private Homes, Report Finds

While New York City has adopted some of the nation’s best pregnancy and caregiver discrimination protections, a new report from the New York City Commission on Human Rights has found …

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Human Trafficking at Home: LABOR TRAFFICKING OF DOMESTIC WORKERS

This report, a joint project of Polaris and the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), is an attempt to put legal and societal recommendations forward by compiling and sharing qualitative and …

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A Quiet Trump Administration Rule Change Could Allow a Federal Union-Busting Spree

“The Trump administration has proposed a change in rules governing union membership for federal government workers that could embolden federal agencies to discourage staff from joining or remaining in their …

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Op-Ed: The Sad Lesson From California, New York State, take note: Even the most pro-worker law in the country is ineffective if no one uses it

“After more than a decade of contentious debate, New York has passed a law that entitles farmworkers to basic rights that most workers take for granted — the right to earn …

Oregon: HB 2005 – Paid Family Leave

The law will come into effect January 2023. “(1) Employees experience a variety of caregiving obligations that interfere with work time. (2) It is in the public interest to create …

Brazilian mining company to pay out £86m for disaster that killed almost 300 people

“Vale also agreed to pay £150,000 to close relatives of those killed when a dam collapsed at its iron ore mine in Brumadinho.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/16/vale-brazil-mining-dam-collapse-brumadinho

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Fighting Wage Preemption: How Workers Have Lost Billions in Wages and How We Can Restore Local Democracy

“Local governments, like cities and counties, have long implemented local policies—including higher minimum wages—to improve economic conditions. Local efforts to raise the wage floor have seen a tremendous upsurge over …

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Sen. Kamala Harris & Rep. Pramila Jayapal Introduce Bill To Protect Domestic Workers

“Sen. Kamala Harris and Rep. Pramila Jayapal have teamed up with the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) to introduce the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights in Congress. If passed, the legislation will grant domestic workers, …

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