Under the deferential rational basis standard, the en banc court concluded that there were plausible reasons for treating transportation and delivery referral companies differently from other types of referral companies, …
Uber loses challenge to California gig work law in US appeals court
A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by Uber (UBER.N), opens new tab and subsidiary Postmates to revive a challenge to a California law that could force the companies to …
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’ …
US Labor Dept sues Hyundai over US child labor, court filing shows
The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday sued South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), opens new tab, an auto parts plant and a labor recruiter, over illegal use of …
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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Advancing worker-centred trade in the 2026 CUSMA review
“Labour rights, migrant workers and the CUSMA rapid-response labour mechanism The labour chapter of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (Chapter 23) contains a number of significant developments compared to the labour provisions …