Depressing news at the ballot box, more companies ditch on-call scheduling, and Clinton talks union rights.Â
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The Labor Prospect: Labor Relations, 2015 Style
Guestworkers are held hostage by employers, SunTrust asks laid-off IT workers to work without pay to receive severance, and cities and states fight for higher minimum wage.
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The Labor Prospect: Viva Las Vegas?
Las Vegas unions reel from a right-wing onslaught, grad students nationwide fight to unionize, and the $15 minimum gains momentum in California.Â
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An Uber Union?
Last Friday, the Seattle City Council finance committee voted unanimously to advance a bill that would allow drivers for companies like Lyft and Uber to form a union. The final vote has yet to be scheduled, but if the proposed legislation were to become law, it would be the first of its kind in the […]
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The Labor Prospect: Biding Biden
Unions await Joe Biden’s possible run, Minneapolis moves closer to fair scheduling law, and Republicans love the sharing economy.Â
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The Labor Prospect: Pitching the Pope
Francis I’s laborious arrival, Scott Walker’s fall, and the South’s low-wage bonanza.Â
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How Unions Boost Democratic Participation
Union members are not only more likely to vote for progressive policies, they’re more likely to vote.
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It’s Not Just Uber: Why the Taxi Industry Needs an Overhaul
Many of the abuses Uber drivers face are standard practice for traditional cab companies.Â
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The Labor Movement: A Year in Review
A lot has happened on the labor beat in the past year, and a lot of it good. Here’s a look at the Prospect’s coverage of workers’ rights and unions since last Labor Day.
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California Teachers Unions Push for Cushion Before Upcoming SCOTUS Case
This fall, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a case that could severely weaken the power of public-sector unions. The justices will decide whether such unions can charge “agency fees” (also known as “fair share fees”) to individuals who wish to dissociate with their union’s political lobbying but still […]
