Elon Musk’s Odious One-Man War Against Labor Law Just May Succeed

Miraculously, the NLRB’s constitutional deficiencies went unnoticed by the courts for 89 years. They warrant attention now because the NLRB is inconveniencing Musk and his various companies. If these arguments sound familiar, that’s because they’re part of Donald Trump’s war Continue reading Elon Musk’s Odious One-Man War Against Labor Law Just May Succeed

Thank You, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, for Flagging Biden Labor Policies You Hate

It is declared to be the policy of the United States to eliminate the causes of certain substantial obstructions to the free flow of commerce and to mitigate and eliminate these obstructions when they have occurred by encouraging [italics mine] Continue reading Thank You, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, for Flagging Biden Labor Policies You Hate

Labor Chief Shawn Fain Worries the Big Three—and the White House

Defined-benefit pensions? Aren’t generous pensions a thing of the past? Not for Big Three executives, Fain said. (See my May TNR article on special “top hat plans”—that’s actually what they’re called—available exclusively to corporate big shots.) Fain reminded me that Continue reading Labor Chief Shawn Fain Worries the Big Three—and the White House

Mitch McConnell Is Waging War on Labor. Don’t Worry, He’ll Lose.

The Biden White House isn’t doing that. Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox, whose term expired August 27, was cleared in July for renomination by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; a  floor vote is scheduled for September 6. Continue reading Mitch McConnell Is Waging War on Labor. Don’t Worry, He’ll Lose.

How a UPS Strike Could Drive a Historic Labor Resurgence

Teamster leaders realize that it’s a good time to strike—Joe Biden and his administration are strongly pro-union, the extremely tight labor market gives unions extra leverage, many workers are fuming about how they were treated during the pandemic, and public Continue reading How a UPS Strike Could Drive a Historic Labor Resurgence

UPS and Teamsters Reach “Most Historic” Labor Deal Ever, Likely Averting Strike

The Teamsters union reached a “historic” tentative contract agreement on behalf of UPS on Tuesday, securing major wins for workers and likely averting a strike at the last minute that would have crippled shipping nationwide. Negotiations for UPS workers broke Continue reading UPS and Teamsters Reach “Most Historic” Labor Deal Ever, Likely Averting Strike

Labor Made Peace With UPS, but What About UPS’s Chief Competitor?

It isn’t clear that a new Labor Department regulation or, in California, the ABC test, is needed to find FedEx Ground’s policy toward its drivers in violation of labor law. For years the courts and the National Labor Relations Board Continue reading Labor Made Peace With UPS, but What About UPS’s Chief Competitor?