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California Joins New York in Trying to Fill a Void on Worker Protections

The National Labor Relations Board is unable to meet due to inaction in Washington. The Golden State is pushing an alternative for its workers.

Capital & Main

How Trump and corporations have hobbled US labor watchdog

Former NLRB counsel Jennifer Abruzzo says firings and court rulings have left agency toothless

The Guardian - US

Trump administration has proven no friend to organized labor, from attacking federal unions to paralyzing the National Labor Relations Board

During the 2024 election campaign, the Republican Party’s historically fraught relationship with organized labor appeared to be changing. Several influential Republicans reached out to unions, seeking to cement the loyalties of the growing ranks of working-class Americans who have been backing Donald Trump’s presidential runs and voting for other members…

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Pennsylvania Nurses Get Union Election Despite Trump’s Delays at Labor Board

Contentious campaign prompted local officials to collect union-busting reports. Voting starts August 19.

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NLRB deals May Day blow to Amazon

The National Labor Relations Board's Philadelphia-area office recommended moving ahead with union certification

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Judge reinstates fired National Labor Relations Board member - Roll Call

A judge ordered the administration to reinstate a National Labor Relations Board member, finding her firing without cause violated the law.

Roll Call

‘For Workers, There’s Nowhere to Go’

Labor board freeze leaves thousands of workers, from Amazon to Trader Joe’s, with few options — prompting some to consider more aggressive tactics.

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Former Labor Board Watchdog Sues Trump Over 'Blatant Violation' Firing

The former head of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a US labor watchdog agency, is suing President Donald Trump over her termination as an NLRB board member after the 47th President suddenly removed her from her position last week.

Latin Times

Trump tries to purge the NLRB

Trump fired the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel and one of its Democratic members

Salon

Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX challenge labor agency's constitutionality in federal court

Attorneys for Amazon and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have argued in a federal appeals court that the National Labor Relations Board’s structure is unconstitutional

The Independent UK

Sean Penn, Free Speech, and Labor Law

An interesting incident, which led to a National Labor Relations Board decision (CORE & Rojas) Sept. 20. First, an excerpt… The post Sean Penn, Free Speech, and Labor Law appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Stellantis Faces Unfair Labor Practice Charges From UAW

The UAW union said it filed the charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Stellantis, claiming that the company unlawfully withheld details about plans to move Dodge Durango production from a Detroit factory to one in Canada, according to a report.

International Business Times

A Landmark Federal Ruling Against Union-Busting Has Boosted Organizing

Union elections are up in the year since the labor board created new penalties for law-breaking employers. But an appeal could reverse the decision.

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SCOTUS hears oral argument in challenges to bump stock ban rule, EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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Governors raise concerns over federal EV proposal, Biden vetoes CRA resolution

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Dartmouth basketball players ruled employees, paving way for union

A National Labor Relations Board ruling paves the way for NCAA athletes to form a union, granting them the ability to negotiate salary and working conditions.

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SCOTUS hears oral argument in challenge to Chevron deference

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Unionized bodies in topless bar! Strippers join servers and baristas in new labor movement

Dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in Los Angeles have voted to become the only unionized strippers in the U.S. – joining a growing trend of young employees seeking workplace protection though labor mobilization.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: How touchy-feely Starbucks became the poster child for illegal union-busting

Few American companies strive to project as warm and welcoming an image as Starbucks, in its treatment of customers and workers alike.

The Independent UK

Labor judge: Starbucks violated worker rights in union fight

A federal labor judge has ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven fired workers after finding that the company violated labor laws “hundreds of times” during a unionization campaign in Buffalo, New York

Fortune

NLRB to Elon and other tech CEOs: No, you can’t gag workers in exchange for severance

Twitter CEO Elon Musk may now have a serious problem on his hands after a federal body ruled in favor of returning to historical precedent upended during the Trump administration.

Ballotpedia

SCOTUS hears argument in case challenging scope of NLRB authority

Axios

How big companies like Tesla and Starbucks are fending off unionization

The public is increasingly pro-labor, but big employers are not shy about aggressively fending off unionization.

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Two Philly baristas were fired after leading organizing efforts. Now Starbucks must rehire them and give back pay

Two Philadelphia Starbucks baristas who were fired in 2020 after helping to launch an organizing effort have won their jobs back, as well as back pay, the National Labor Relations Board has decided.

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