Bob CollinsAbout half of the nation’s non-union employers require employees to workers are employed under some sort of arbitration contract that requires them to face down their company one-on-one before an arbitrator. Today’s Supreme Court decision will drastically reduce the number of claims against them. Read more →
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The current contract between NPR and the SAG-AFTRA union ended at the close of last month and employees agreed to an extension while talks on a new contract continue. The extension runs out tomorrow night. Read more →
Kip Hedges was fired after giving an interview to Workday Minnesota in October. Hedges is a baggage handler at the airport.
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It’s Labor Day, you may have heard. So here’s a little history they generally don’t teach in school. How two women and 11 children were among those who died at the hands of government forces so we could have decent working conditions. It was the Ludlow Massacre.
With almost no publicity outside of the Boston area, there’s a fascinating showdown taking place between grocery store workers and their corporate overlords. Read more →