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Court OK’s Single-Issue MMBA Factfinding
April 4, 2016 by
Susan Garea
A California Court of Appeal has rejected employer challenges to Meyers-Milias-Brown Act factfinding. AB 646 enables a union to require an employer to participate in advisory factfinding before an employer can unilaterally impose its last,… Read More
Great Day for California’s Working Families
March 31, 2016 by
Peter McEntee
Today, March 31 (Cesar Chavez Day), thanks to tenacious advocacy by labor unions and workers’ right advocates, both houses of the State Legislature passed a historic minimum wage increase for California workers that the Governor… Read More
NLRB Bars Blanket Workplace Recording Bans
March 23, 2016 by
Andrew Baker
The UFCW scored a victory for Whole Foods Market employees who complained about a company rule prohibiting the recording of all workplace conversations. The UFCW challenged the rule in an unfair labor practice charge filed… Read More
Big Victory for Misclassified Port Drivers
March 14, 2016 by
Andrew Baker
The Teamsters have struck a major victory in their campaign to organize port drivers. The California Labor Commissioner’s office has ordered Pacific 9 Transportation to compensate 38 employee drivers who were misclassified as independent contractors. … Read More
Mandatory arbitration agreements that apply to statutory claims must unambiguously exempt NLRB unfair labor practice charges
February 16, 2016 by
Dalisai Nisperos
Employer mandatory arbitration agreements that apply broadly to employee statutory claims must include a “sufficiently clear statement that all claims arising under the National Labor Relations Act, without limitation or qualification, are excluded from the… Read More
“A crisis from which we bleed” –Martin Luther King, labor and wealth inequality
January 18, 2016 by
Teague Paterson
Throughout his life Dr. King recognized the dangers of economic inequality, both because its sting is disproportionately felt by African-Americans and as a barrier to democratic participation. Dr. King was as concerned with wealth inequality… Read More
DC Circuit Approves NLRB Decision Striking Down Handbook Rules
December 30, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
The NLRB in recent years has aggressively reviewed employee handbook rules to determine whether the rules unlawfully interfere with employee rights to act collectively about their working conditions and to form and join unions. If… Read More
Court Affirms NLRB’s Protection of Employee Facebook Postings Slamming Employer
October 28, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
A federal court of appeal has affirmed an NLRB decision that held that an employee’s complaints about the workplace posted to social media could constitute protected action under Section 7 of the NLRA, even if… Read More
Unions Are Good For Kids!
October 21, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Intergenerational income mobility is relatively low in the U.S. For example, a U.S. child born in the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution has a 7.5 percent probability of reaching the top 20 percent… Read More
Blowing the Whistle at Work Grants Whistleblower Protection, Even if You’re Not Blowing the Whistle About Your Boss
October 14, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Dental hygienist Rosa Lee Cardenas received an expensive new wedding ring from her husband to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Rosa Lee lost her wedding ring at work, under circumstances that led her to suspect… Read More
Court OK’s Single-Issue MMBA Factfinding
April 4, 2016 by Susan Garea
A California Court of Appeal has rejected employer challenges to Meyers-Milias-Brown Act factfinding. AB 646 enables a union to require an employer to participate in advisory factfinding before an employer can unilaterally impose its last,… Read More
Great Day for California’s Working Families
March 31, 2016 by Peter McEntee
Today, March 31 (Cesar Chavez Day), thanks to tenacious advocacy by labor unions and workers’ right advocates, both houses of the State Legislature passed a historic minimum wage increase for California workers that the Governor… Read More
NLRB Bars Blanket Workplace Recording Bans
March 23, 2016 by Andrew Baker
The UFCW scored a victory for Whole Foods Market employees who complained about a company rule prohibiting the recording of all workplace conversations. The UFCW challenged the rule in an unfair labor practice charge filed… Read More
Big Victory for Misclassified Port Drivers
March 14, 2016 by Andrew Baker
The Teamsters have struck a major victory in their campaign to organize port drivers. The California Labor Commissioner’s office has ordered Pacific 9 Transportation to compensate 38 employee drivers who were misclassified as independent contractors. … Read More
Mandatory arbitration agreements that apply to statutory claims must unambiguously exempt NLRB unfair labor practice charges
February 16, 2016 by Dalisai Nisperos
Employer mandatory arbitration agreements that apply broadly to employee statutory claims must include a “sufficiently clear statement that all claims arising under the National Labor Relations Act, without limitation or qualification, are excluded from the… Read More
“A crisis from which we bleed” –Martin Luther King, labor and wealth inequality
January 18, 2016 by Teague Paterson
Throughout his life Dr. King recognized the dangers of economic inequality, both because its sting is disproportionately felt by African-Americans and as a barrier to democratic participation. Dr. King was as concerned with wealth inequality… Read More
DC Circuit Approves NLRB Decision Striking Down Handbook Rules
December 30, 2015 by Andrew Baker
The NLRB in recent years has aggressively reviewed employee handbook rules to determine whether the rules unlawfully interfere with employee rights to act collectively about their working conditions and to form and join unions. If… Read More
Court Affirms NLRB’s Protection of Employee Facebook Postings Slamming Employer
October 28, 2015 by Andrew Baker
A federal court of appeal has affirmed an NLRB decision that held that an employee’s complaints about the workplace posted to social media could constitute protected action under Section 7 of the NLRA, even if… Read More
Unions Are Good For Kids!
October 21, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Intergenerational income mobility is relatively low in the U.S. For example, a U.S. child born in the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution has a 7.5 percent probability of reaching the top 20 percent… Read More
Blowing the Whistle at Work Grants Whistleblower Protection, Even if You’re Not Blowing the Whistle About Your Boss
October 14, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Dental hygienist Rosa Lee Cardenas received an expensive new wedding ring from her husband to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Rosa Lee lost her wedding ring at work, under circumstances that led her to suspect… Read More
