Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its workforce — a $957 fine for a minor record-keeping violation. The outbreak at the Iowa Premium Beef Plant […]
During the 2016 presidential campaign, candidate Donald Trump famously pledged: “The jobs, incomes, and security of the American worker will always be my first priority.” But at every opportunity — whether in appointing pro-corporate, anti-worker nominees to the courts, key agencies and […]
Lawmakers said Friday that the US government needs to ban the import of products made with child or forced labor after an AP investigation found widespread exploitation in the palm oil industry, from debt bondage to outright slavery. […]
“America’s workers will continue to be steadfast in defense of our democracy in the face of President Trump’s antics, and we stand ready to do our part to ensure his defeat in this election is followed by his removal from office.” […]
The British Academy has announced more than 120 significant and wide-ranging changes across its voting, membership and campaigning process aimed at addressing the lack of diversity in the BAFTA Awards. Hailed as a “watershed moment […]
The Department of Labor released a rule proposal on Tuesday that could make it more difficult for those engaged with contract work to be classified as employees, in what labor advocates described as a potential blow to […]
Hollywood’s unions and management’s AMPTP finally have an agreement to return to work in the coronavirus era. Union sources say the deal took much longer to reach than they would have liked or expected. The agreement means that […]
“Her opinions in my field of labor and employment are for the ages,” writes William Gould in The Stanford Law Review. “Her work fighting against employer devised and controlled arbitration procedures—what she aptly called ‘unbargained […]
The agreement includes all of the matters that were negotiated, some specific to the other involved unions/locals and guilds and their areas of jurisdiction. […]
HBO dominated the drama and limited series categories during the televised Primetime Emmy Awards, running away from trophy-rival Netflix after the two were tied following this week’s five nights of Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies. […]
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