“The political economy of work in the United States is on the skids. In April 2020, unemployment skyrocketed,reaching a level not seen since the worst days of the Depression in the 1930s. …
The Future for Uber and Lyft Drivers if Their Employers Win the California Fight? Listen to Their Cambodian Counterparts.
“The fight over so-called “gig” work has come to a head in California. Lyft has even threatened to suspend all operations in the state. Why would the company even think …
Blog: Uber Reinvents its Controversial Arbitration Clause After Uber v. Heller
A story in yesterday’s Toronto Star caught my attention. It explained how Uber Canada has introduced a new revised version of its mandatory arbitration clause. As discussed at length on this …
USING THE MASTER’S TOOLS TO DISMANTLE THE MASTER’S HOUSE: 307 PETITIONS AS A HUMAN RIGHTS TOOL
This post first provides an overview of Section 307 and then discusses the Top Glove case in more detail. It looks at the WRO as an example of how Section …
The labor-busting law firms and consultants that keep Google, Amazon and other workplaces union-free
“American companies have been very successful at preventing their workers from organizing into unions in recent decades, one of the reasons unionization in the private sector is at a record …
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The Right to Privacy, Surveillance-by-Software and the “Home-Workplace”
“One of the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic upon the world of work is likely to be a move away from the traditional workplace. In some sectors, such as …