labor law
The “Right-to-Work” movement’s attack on women workers
January 19, 2016If strong public sector union jobs are eroded as a result of the right-to-work movement's attack, this will be an added setback for women's economic status in the U.S.
Read moreConstruction workers killed on the job, manager goes to jail
January 19, 2016On Christmas Eve 2009, when the scaffolding they were working on broke in half, four workers were not wearing safety lines and fell thirteen floors.
Read moreNLRB casting jaundiced eye against forced arbitrations
January 6, 2016If you signed an employment contract in the past 15 years, you likely also signed away your rights to sue your employer if you get fired for bad reasons.
Read moreWalmart hired Lockheed-Martin, asked FBI to spy on activist workers
December 2, 2015The spying was contained in documents filed with the NLRB in a case that OURWalmart -- an employee group to improve pay and working conditions -- filed with the agency.
Read moreRuling on labor practices shows importance of appeals courts to workers
September 4, 2015While the U.S. Supreme Court's worker rulings apply nationwide, they rejects most cases brought to them; that leaves worker rights in the hands of the appeals court judges.
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