Starbucks Says It Wants Union Talks, Agreements in 2024 December 11, 2023 By Josh Eidelson and Daniela Sirtori Starbucks Corp. said it reached out to the union representing hundreds of its stores to try to end an impasse...
Tesla Beats Claim It Fired New York Factory Workers Amid Union Campaign December 1, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. labor board has dismissed claims that Tesla Inc. illegally fired employees working on Autopilot software at a New...
US Labor Board Files Complaint Against Mozilla for Refusing to Hire Apple Activist November 27, 2023 By Julia Love and Josh Eidelson When Cher Scarlett began speaking up about labor issues at Apple Inc., she knew she was at risk of losing...
Business Groups Sue Labor Board to Block Contract, Franchise Worker Rule November 13, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner Several major U.S. business groups sued a federal labor board on Nov. 9, seeking to strike down a rule treating...
Companies May Be Employers of Contract, Franchise Workers Under US Labor Rule October 30, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner and Nate Raymond A U.S. labor board on Oct. 26 issued a final rule making it easier for workers and unions to hold...
College Athletes Are Fighting for a Cut of Billions Generated in Media Rights Deals October 17, 2023 By Ralph D. Russo At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crowe was asked to ponder a...
Its Basketball Players Are Not Employees, Dartmouth College Argues October 11, 2023 By Jimmy Golen Dartmouth College lawyers argued last Thursday that the Ivy League school’s basketball players should not be considered employees because they...
Twitter Settles Retaliation Claim Over Return to Office Protest July 5, 2023 Twitter has settled with a former employee who US labor board prosecutors concluded was illegally punished for protesting its return-to-office...
Opera Workers’ Ruling Offers Path for Uber, Lyft Drivers to Unionize June 15, 2023 By Josh Eidelson A US labor board ruling on Tuesday laid the groundwork for drivers from Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. and...
U.S. Employers Must Be Careful in Drafting Severance Agreements, Labor Board Warns March 23, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A recent U.S. labor board ruling limiting what employers can include in severance agreements is a reminder that companies must...