Restricciones migratorias dejarían a muchos ancianos y discapacitados sin cuidados, alerta informe

Estados Unidos depende del trabajo de los inmigrantes para muchos de sus servicios de salud, y en especial para la atención de ancianos y discapacitados, según un estudio que cifra …

Using Law to Support Social Movement-Led Collective Bargaining Structures in Supply Chains

This article critically examines two specific examples of collective bargaining structures created by social movement actors to regulate working conditions across supply chains — the Fair Food Program and the …

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Convicts are returning to farming – anti-immigrant policies are the reason

Prison inmates are picking fruits and vegetables at a rate not seen since Jim Crow. Convict leasing for agriculture – a system that allows states to sell prison labor to …

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Washington Metro Hit With Employment Discrimination Lawsuit

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority discriminated against black and foreign-born workers in recent firings, according to a new federal lawsuit. Former employees Kenneth Harriott and Tony Ojoh claim that …

High Court Weakens Employer Defense to Job Bias Claims

The high court said in a unanimous ruling that the requirement to file charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or similar state agencies isn’t a jurisdictional issue. That means …

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West Virginia Senate passes sweeping education bill to ban teacher strikes

The West Virginia State Senate on Monday passed a sweeping education overhaul bill that would deem teacher strikes unlawful. The chamber voted 18-15 to advance the measure — after Senate Republicans inserted …

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Small Gains & Big Risks: Evaluating the Proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

It is no surprise that calls to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) from some candidates in both US political parties resonated with so many Americans. Numerous studies …

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Gig economy: California bill granting employee status passes assembly

The state assembly in California passed legislation on Wednesday that would require employers to recognize hundreds of thousands of gig workers as employees and could have far-reaching implications for contractors across the …

Court rules NY farm workers have right to organize

Farm workers in New York have the right to organize and collectively bargain after a state appeals court ruled Thursday that an exclusion for farm workers in state labor law …

NLRB to revisit ruling that granted graduate students the right to organize as employees

The National Labor Relations Board is set to revisit a 2016 ruling that granted teaching and research assistants at private universities legal protection to form unions, a move that could …

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