A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new North Carolina law that would make it illegal for agriculture producers to help workers participate in unions, deciding the Farm Act of 2017 is unconstitutional.
Read moreUnder the guise of a tool meant to execute the state’s budget, California is trying to shield labor unions from costly lawsuits filed in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to nix mandatory “fair-share fees.”
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday that cereal giant Kellogg must arbitrate a dispute over contract bonuses brought by a union representing “casual” employees who fill in for full-time workers.
Read moreA policy that the New York City Board of Education instituted earlier this year forces teachers to effectively abandon their right to attorney-client privilege in order to obtain legal representation, their union claims in court.
Read moreThree nurses claim in court that University of Michigan hospital administrators have banned red T-shirts showing support for their union, in violation of their rights to free expression and association.
Read moreOne of Britain’s biggest trade unions is backing calls for a new public vote on leaving the European Union, saying voters were misled during the 2016 referendum campaign.
Read moreA Ninth Circuit panel on Friday revived claims brought by a Marriott worker whose union negotiated a waiver to a San Jose, California, ordinance mandating a $10 minimum wage.
Read moreA federal judge sentenced Fiat Chrysler’s former vice president for employee relations to 5 ½ years in prison Monday for his role in a conspiracy to shower United Auto Workers union leaders with gifts and cash.
Read moreAn anti-union push by the Trump administration was struck down as unconstitutional on Saturday by a federal judge.
Read moreHundreds of workers from two major shipyards are protesting in the Croatian capital of Zagreb over unpaid wages and working conditions.
Read moreRyanair and one of Ireland’s main unions have struck an agreement following a 22-hour negotiating session, paving the way for a ballot of pilots engaged in a long-running dispute with the airline.
Read moreA federal judge told a Chicago police union its attempt to intervene in Illinois’ lawsuit against the City of Chicago over police brutality against blacks and Latinos came nine months too late.
Read moreAbout 45 minutes apart, a federal jury handed two guilty verdicts Wednesday to dapper union boss Norman Seabrook on fraud and conspiracy charges.
Read moreThe Chicago Tribune sued a labor union representing its 120 delivery drivers on Tuesday, claiming an arbitrator misinterpreted a collective-bargaining agreement to award the drivers 10 hours of overtime pay each time their rest period is interrupted to fill in for absent co-workers.
Read moreInvoking iconic “Seinfeld” flippancy to close out a New York City corruption trial, a federal prosecutor urged jurors Monday not to “yada, yada” the evidence against Norman Seabrook.
Read moreA Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a challenge to a Seattle ordinance allowing app-based drivers to unionize, agreeing the claims are not ripe.
Read moreWith the eyes of the nation watching, Missourians flocked to the polls in Tuesday’s primary election to decide whether Missouri will become a right-to-work state and to set the stage for a much-anticipated U.S. Senate race in November.
Read moreMissouri poll workers are bracing for what an anticipated 10 percent higher than normal turnout during the state’s primary election Tuesday as the hot button topic of Right-to-Work and a U.S. Senate race are expected to draw voters to the ballot box.
Read moreThe California Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower court decision upholding San Diego’s pension reform ballot measure, finding the city’s former mayor skirted meet-and-confer rules with labor unions and used his influence to push the citizen’s initiative.
Read moreHaving lost his last co-defendant to a plea deal, the former union head who sank $20 million into a hedge fund that went belly-up began his bribery retrial Thursday solo.
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