Press Clips | July 17, 2023

340,000 UPS drivers poised to strike over extreme heat, safe working conditions

Via: Grist

The largest single-employer strike in U.S. history could frame worker power as a climate solution.

Press Clips | July 15, 2023

Julie Su and the summer of strikes

Via: Axios

The White House needs acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to stick around this summer, as labor strife across the country(…)

Press Clips | June 22, 2023

Higher Minimum Wages and Mixed Effects on Health

Via: Naked Capitalism

A handful of studies have led influential health advocacy organisations to recommend increasing minimum wages to improve health. This column(…)

Press Clips | June 20, 2023

Amazon’s ‘Dangerous and Illegal’ Warehouse Conditions Under Senate Investigation

Via: Yahoo!Life

Workplace safety concerns at Amazon’s warehouses have now gotten the attention of one of the company’s most famous critics: Senator Bernie Sanders.

Press Clips | June 5, 2023

Supreme Court strike damage ruling throws curveball at NLRB

Via: Politico

The Supreme Court ruling last week in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters may have created an unusual conflict that could(…)

Press Clips | June 2, 2023

Why Americans Want Part-Time Jobs Again

Via: Time

Despite the downsides of foregoing a traditional 40-hour-a-week job, more Americans are embracing part-time and freelance work as they emerge(…)

Press Clips | May 30, 2023

Noncompete clauses ‘chill’ worker rights and are usually illegal, NLRB lawyer says

Via: Business Insider

Companies that force workers to sign “noncompete” clauses are likely breaking the law, infringing not just on those employee’s freedom(…)

Press Clips | May 22, 2023

Organizing Despite the Churn

Via: Labor Notes

When the Amazon Labor Union first submitted union authorization cards, “we had to withdraw and file again,” recalled organizing committee(…)

Press Clips | May 16, 2023

Why California’s COVID unemployment mess isn’t over yet

Via: The Orange County Register

The biggest logjam of contested unemployment cases lies in a state appeals process By Lauren Hepler | CalMatters It’s been 22(…)

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