Nov 17 Fired SpaceX employees accuse Elon Musk's company of violating labor laws By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Several SpaceX employees who were fired after circulating an open letter calling out CEO Elon Musk's behavior have filed a complaint accusing the company of violating labor laws. Continue reading
Sep 01 Amazon bid to scrap historic union win blocked by federal labor board By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press A hearing officer for a federal labor board has rebuffed Amazon's attempt to scrap a historic union win at a warehouse on Staten Island, New York. Continue reading
Aug 25 Labor board files complaint against Starbucks for withholding raises from unionized stores By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press The National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks is violating U.S. labor law by withholding pay hikes and other benefits from stores that have voted to unionize. Continue reading
Aug 15 Starbucks asks labor board to temporarily halt union votes By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press The request came Monday in response to a board employee's allegations that regional NLRB officials improperly coordinated with union organizers. Continue reading
Dec 09 Starbucks workers vote to unionize in Buffalo, New York By Dee-Ann Durbin, Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press "Yes" votes could accelerate unionization efforts at other U.S. Starbucks stores. Already, three more stores in Buffalo and a store in Mesa, Arizona, have filed petitions with the labor board for their own union elections. Those cases are pending. Continue reading
Apr 05 Labor board says Amazon illegally fired outspoken workers By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press Both employees worked at Amazon offices in Seattle and publicly criticized the company, pushing it to do more to reduce its impact on climate change and to better protect warehouse workers from the coronavirus. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch What you should know about the national labor ruling on subcontractors By PBS News Hour This week, the National Labor Relations Board made a ruling that could play an important role in holding companies legally responsible for employees hired through subcontractors or by independently-owned franchises. Melanie Trottman of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 3:17 McDonald's charged with abusing workers over wage protests By PBS News Hour A lawyer from the National Labor Relations Board filed formal complaints against McDonald's and some of its franchises on Friday. To unpack this story further, Steven Greenhouse, a former correspondent for the New York Times, who has covered labor issues,… Continue watching
Jan 13 Supreme Court reviews president's recess appointment power By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Under a provision of the Constitution known as the recess appointments clause, the president may make temporary appointments to positions that otherwise require confirmation by the Senate, but only when the Senate is in recess. Now, President Barack Obama and… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Court Rules Recess National Labor Relations Board Appointments Unconstitutional Court Rules Recess National Labor Relations Board Appointments Unconstitutional… Continue watching