Los nuevos términos laborales del TLCAN influyen en AFL-CIO, pero no todas las uniones a bordo

La organización sindical más grande de la nación ahora está apoyando el nuevo pacto comercial de América del Norte basado en revisiones recientes a los términos laborales que no todos los sindicatos están listos de inmediato para ...

Labor Took on “Bad Bosses” Long Before #MeToo

“Will There Ever Be a #MeToo-Style Movement for Bad Bosses?” New York magazine asked readers in a tone-deaf fog of obliviousness last month. The piece itself was fairly benign, addressing the long-standing and profoundly …

Antitrust, the Gig Economy, and Labor Market Power

Worker bargaining power has diminished over the last forty years. Between 1948 and 1979, median wages closely tracked output per worker.1 Since then, productivity has continued to increase (until leveling …

Behind the Smiles: Amazon’s internal injury records expose the true toll of its relentless drive for speed

When Candice Dixon showed up for her first day of work at an Amazon warehouse in Eastvale, California, she stepped into a wonder of automation, efficiency and speed. Inside the …

La Ley PRO y las Fisuras en el Lugar de Trabajo

Para demasiadas personas, el trabajo significa salarios bajos, horas impredecibles y oportunidades de ascenso inexistentes. Una razón importante de esta grave situación es lo que David Weil ha denominado "fisura en el lugar de trabajo". Se producen fisuras ...

How protecting immigrant farmworkers benefits everyone in the food chain

Suppose all the people in US without proper documentation did all just leave one day. Millions, back to their countries of origin. What next? Well, those of us left behind …

El estado de la primera enmienda desreguladora en la NLRB

A menudo critico al Trump NLRB por tener una visión demasiado estrecha de los derechos de los trabajadores, creando un choque inevitable con los principios de la Primera Enmienda. Pero recientemente, tuve la queja opuesta: ...

How California’s AB5 protects workers from misclassification

In September, California adopted a new law aimed at combatting the misclassification of workers. The legislation, Assembly Bill (AB) 5, will take effect on January 1, 2020. AB5 adopts the …

Uber Fined $649 Million for Saying Drivers Aren’t Employees

New Jersey has demanded that Uber pay $649 million for years of unpaid employment taxes for its drivers, arguing that the ride-hailing company has misclassified the workers as independent contractors …

California’s new gig economy law challenged in court by truck drivers

The California Trucking Association on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new state new that will force businesses to treat more workers as employees entitled to benefits like overtime …

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