Today on TAP: The Labor Department says if you make your living driving for Uber, Lyft, or FedEx, you’re an employee, not an ‘independent contractor.’
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How Faux-Progressive Starbucks Is Fighting Unionization
Denying raises to its unionized baristas appears to be an effective, if illegal, tactic—at least, until the NLRB clamps down on it.
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When Workers’ Rights and Antitrust Come Together
Which they did on Tuesday, when the NLRB and the Justice Department announced a joint effort to go after monopsonistic violators of workers’ rights
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Dollar Store Workers Organizing for Justice
Poor working conditions, low pay, and risk to personal safety characterize life at the more than 35,000 dollar stores in the U.S.
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New York Gov. Hochul’s Husband Works for Corporate Giant Accused of Union-Busting
William Hochul is general counsel of Delaware North, which fired union organizers at Yellowstone National Park.
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Firings, Evictions, Broken Promises: How Yellowstone Tour Guides Are Building Momentum for Change
A giant federal contractor’s failure to abide by a settlement is building pressure for Biden to take action.
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President Biden’s Best Agency Is Starved for Cash
The National Labor Relations Board is protecting the labor rights of American workers, but it’s been underfunded for a decade.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Anti-Worker Judges and the D.C. Circuit
Biden’s judicial nominees for the second-most important court have troubling records when it comes to working people.
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Law and Order Returns to Labor Relations
Today on TAP: A federal court in Tennessee could require Starbucks to adhere to labor law now—not, as has been customary, in the far distant future.
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Bernie Sanders Puts Amazon’s Billions in Federal Contracts at Risk
A hearing featuring Amazon Labor Union’s Christian Smalls looked at whether the government should continue to use companies as contractors after they engage in union-busting.