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Delta Air Lines, facing another union attempt to organize flight attendants, is raising their pay

Associated Press / April 22, 2024

Delta earned $4.6 billion last year — more than United, American, Southwest and Alaska airlines combined.

Starbucks termination case before Supreme Court could impact unionization rights

Ryan Knappenberger / April 19, 2024

The case stems from the termination of seven Starbucks employees at a store in Memphis, Tenn., as they were trying to unionize.

California unemployment rate holds steady in March

Alan Riquelmy / April 19, 2024

Counties with the highest unemployment rate include Colusa, Imperial and Tulare, while San Mateo County had the lowest.

Win for harassment victim

Brief / April 18, 2024

DALLAS — A federal court in Texas granted back pay and compensatory damages to an employee who says her former employer sexually harassed her on a daily basis, then fired her for not deleting his harassing text messages. The punitive damages she requested are denied because, in combination with her other damages, they would exceed statutory limits.

Tesla asks shareholders to restore $56B Elon Musk pay package that was voided by Delaware judge

Associated Press / April 17, 2024

Tesla posted record deliveries of more than 1.8 million electric vehicles worldwide in 2023, but the value of its shares has eroded quickly this year as EV sales have soften.

St. Louis police officer wins Supreme Court fight to bring sex discrimination suit

Kelsey Reichmann / April 17, 2024

The high court declined to implement additional requirements for sex discrimination claims on job transfers.

US complains of worker rights violations at Mexican call center

William Savinar / April 16, 2024

This is the second formal request for a panel of experts to review a labor dispute since the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement in 2020.

Southern governors tell autoworkers that voting for a union will put their jobs in jeopardy

Associated Press / April 16, 2024

The governors said they want to continue to grow manufacturing in their states, but a successful union drive will “stop this growth in its tracks, to the detriment of American workers.”

96 hours of work

Brief / April 15, 2024

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal court in Arkansas denied summary judgment to the city of McGhee, which was sued by a female paramedic it fired after she refused a new schedule that required her to work 96 consecutive hours. The city has not provided a legitimate, non-retaliatory explanation for why she would be required to work 96 straight hours.

Creepy RA banned

Brief / April 10, 2024

BOSTON — A federal court in Massachusetts ruled in favor of the University of Massachusetts, which was sued by an RA who was inappropriate with female students and claims his discipline, which included a remedial behavior class and a ban from campus housing, was unfair. Universities’ duty to protect their students from others’ misconduct overrides his complaints, and his behavior, including unwanted touching of a student’s feet, amounted to sexual misconduct.

Spa drama

Brief / April 9, 2024

PHILADELPHIA — A federal court in Pennsylvania denied a spa’s motion for summary judgment after a licensed massage therapist sued it for allegedly firing her for requesting a cart she could lean on during massages to accommodate her injured ankle. The spa says she got into a verbal altercation with another spa employee, who she was romantically linked to, and who brandished a gun and threatened her life at work.