California’s fast-food workers win fight for $20 hourly pay and industry council A new legislation will create a panel that will set wages and other standards for the industry The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2023
Why fast-food franchisees could be the next cohort to leave California California franchisees say they will lose their independence if AB1228 becomes law, according to a new survey by the International Franchise Association. Fortune · Jul 7, 2023
Biden is returning to his union roots as his 2024 campaign gears up Joe Biden opened his 2020 presidential run at a Pittsburgh union hall The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023
Bernie Sanders unveils plan for $17-an-hour US minimum wage ‘In the richest country in the history of the world, nobody should be forced to work for starvation wages,’ Vermont senator says The Guardian - US · May 4, 2023
Californians to vote on overturning a new law that could raise fast-food worker wages A California law seeking to increase wages and improve working conditions for fast-food workers has been set aside for now, after state officials said an effort by major restaurant and business trade groups to overturn the law had qualified as a measure on next year's ballot. Los Angeles Times · Jan 25, 2023
‘The success is inspirational’: the Fight for $15 movement 10 years on Federal lawmakers failed to increase the minimum wage, but US workers made other gains, and they are setting their sights on new goals The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2022
New service union seeks to inspire labor movement in South Over 100 service industry workers have gathered in the capital of the state with the county's lowest unionization rate to launch a new union and try to boost labor organizing across the U.S. South The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022
Biden visiting 2 swing states as midterm crunch time begins President Joe Biden is beginning his Labor Day celebrations with a trip to one battleground state, Wisconsin, before making his third trip in less than a week to another, Pennsylvania The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022
New #TheyLied Libel-by-Implication Case, Related to Firing of Service Employees International Union Official From Fells v. SEIU, decided yesterday by the D.C. Court of Appeals in an opinion by Judge Joshua Deahl, joined by Judges Corinne Beckwith and John Fisher; not as colorful as the inimitable Memphis Pub. Co. v. Nichols (Tenn. 1978), but still an interesting modern example of the libel-by-implication doctrine:… Reason · Sep 2, 2022
Labor unions are hot, but their moment may not last WASHINGTON — American labor leaders see this as a moment for radical change: Workers in Starbucks coffee shops and Amazon warehouses are rising up and demanding representation. Polls show millions more support unions or wish they had the chance to join them. President Biden, with majorities in both chambers of… Los Angeles Times · Aug 11, 2022
Airport workers ramp up pressure for a living wage and union rights From baggage handlers to wheelchair attendants, jobs – often outsourced – offer low pay, few benefits and vary wildly by city The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2022