What’s at stake in Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, union vote: 5 questions answered
Winning the election doesn’t automatically mean workers are unionized and get a labor contract. It means only they have the right to negotiate for one.
Author Archives: Raymond Hogler
Collective action is unions’ last line of defense – and Supreme Court is on verge of destroying it
The Supreme Court on Feb. 26 heard arguments in a case that could deliver a devastating blow to organized labor.
How noncompete clauses clash with US labor laws
These contracts may make sense for CEOs and other top executives who possess trade secrets but seem nonsensical when they are applied to low-wage workers.
Yale grad students’ hunger strike can’t turn the tide for labor
By not dealing with the union, Yale is taking a necessary step to test the legality of the “micro-units.”
Puzder’s failed nomination reminds us why the secretary of labor matters
This important position deserves a leader of competence and commitment.
Why America’s labor unions are about to die
Trumps victory follows a straight line from the defeat of the Labor Reform Act of 1978 to the election of 2016.
Millions more voters legalizing marijuana won’t clear up regulatory haze
If the results of legalization initiatives on this year’s ballot are all “yes,” about 23 percent of Americans will be able to use marijuana socially. But the conflict between state and federal law creates an unstable financial environment for producers and retailers.
How labor’s decline opened door to billionaire Trump as ‘savior’ of American workers
Steady erosion of the American labor movement has undermined middle-class incomes and values.