325 articles· Covering labor news, worker rights, and workplace policy
Workers & the EconomyAt nearly 3am on November 25, 2024, graduate workers at the University of Minnesota and university administrators finalized a tentative first collective bargaining agreement after more than 30 hours of continuous mediation over two days, according to UE News.
Workplace SafetyThe United Kingdom has no legal maximum workplace temperature despite forecasts predicting heat could reach 38C this week, forcing workers to rely on general health and safety protections as the UK Health Security Agency warns of significant impacts across health services and a rise in deaths among
Workers & the EconomyBenin's 2017 labor code overhaul cut employer firing costs, legalized indefinite short-term contracts, and produced a 24.5% surge in formal sector employment, while simultaneously reducing job tenure for short-term workers by 0.23 months and shifting economic risk from employers to the workforce.
Union OrganizingApple permanently closed three U.S. retail stores on June 20, 2026, including its Towson Town Center location in Maryland, the company's first unionized store, prompting accusations from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers that Apple is denying union members transfer ri
Workplace SafetyThree formats dominate how employers run workplace safety moments before shifts: management-scripted toolbox talks, worker-led peer discussions, and joint safety committee programs backed by union contracts.
Ninety warehouse workers at C&H Sugar's Crockett, California facility walked out on June 16, 2026, rejecting a three-year contract proposal that would eliminate retiree medical benefits, cut five of 10 annual sick days, and shift overtime calculations from daily to weekly totals, according to Local
Workers & the EconomyThe Protect America's Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) passed the U.S. House on December 11, 2025, by a 231-195 bipartisan vote.
Union OrganizingAn employment tribunal rejected Rockstar Games' attempt to dismiss blacklisting allegations from a union-busting case, clearing the way for a full hearing scheduled to run from September 10 through October 15, 2026, according to The Register. The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) br
Workplace SafetyOSHA standard 1910.145 dictates exact colors, wording, and placement for every accident prevention sign in a general industry workplace.
The Supreme Court will rule on President Donald Trump's authority to remove federal officials in two separate cases involving FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, according to Fox News. Legal experts say the Court may draw sharp distinctions between the ag
Workplace SafetyWorkplace safety suggestions fall into three categories: compliance-only programs that meet OSHA's legal minimum, technology-driven systems that use data and wearables to track hazards, and worker-led safety committees where employees identify and fix risks themselves.
Dutch prosecutors seized €3.3 million in assets from the shareholder of a meat-industry temp agency suspected of embezzling foreign workers' wages, according to DutchNews.nl. The Dutch labour inspectorate's criminal investigation service, acting under the public prosecution department, froze bank ac
