How Young Workers Are Unionizing Starbucks
How young Starbucks staffers are leading the unionization charge.
Read more...Category Archives: Legal
Assisted Suicide Laws Increase Suicide Rates, Especially Among Women
A study on an important new legal right in some states, assisted suicide, suffers from a glaring methodological flaw.
Read more...‘Elon, There Are Rules’: EU Says Twitter Must Comply With New Digital Services Act
One day after Elon Musk took over Twitter, a top European regulator gave the world’s richest man a “reality check” about how they will respond if he loosens the platform’s content moderation policies.
Read more...Right to Repair: Will Corporate Concessions Suffice?
Some companies have apparently embraced a limited right to repair. Federal and state legislation is still necessary.
Read more...DOJ Files Perfunctory Appeal to Revive Travel Mask Mandate
The CDC, which requested the mask mandate appeal, said “an order….remains necessary for the public health.”
Read more...Naive Questions About Russia’s War Economy
Russia is now debating alternatives for putting its economy on a war footing: nationalizations or keeping billionaire capitalism in place.
Read more...Data Competition Won’t Protect Your Privacy
Regulators propose democratizing data and encouraging competition to rein in Big Tech. But that won’t do much to protect user privacy.
Read more...The Amazon Labor Union’s Fight With Amazon Is Far From Over
Amazon is challenging NLRB certification, while a vote at a nearby warehouse looms. So when will Amazon sit down to discuss a contract?
Read more...Pennsylvania Public Pension Fund Trustee Katie Muth Has to Sue to Find Out What Fund Is Investing In
Proving how deep intransigence runs among public pension fund staff, PennPSERS trustee Katie Muth is suing to find out what the fund owns.
Read more...Business Groups Thwart Senate Confirmation of David Weil to Key Labor Department Post
Gang of three Democratic senators thwart confirmation of David Weil to key Labor Department post.
Read more...Meet Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer, the DIY Duo Behind the Amazon Labor Union’s Guerrilla Bid to Make History
Workers begin voting Friday at the Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, culminating an organizing drive by upstarts from their ranks.
Read more...IEA Releases 10-Point Plan to Curb Oil Use: The U.S. Is Unlikely to Follow Much – If Any – of It
The IEA last week proposed 10-point plan to curb oil use. Alas, it’s unlikely that current U.S. regulators and political leaders. will provide any more than lip service to these and other long overdue measures.
Read more...Senators Introduce Right to Repair Legislation
Senators introduce right to repair bill. Antitrust litigation will proceed regardless of whether federal or state legislation is enacted anytime soon.
Read more...Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt Score Important Win Against Private Equity as Surprise Billing Laws Slam KKR Grifter Envision Healthcare
A dogged effort to curb a particularly egregious private equity abuse, hospital surprise billing, bears some fruit.
Read more...Legal Action Against Shell Board Previews Wave of Lawsuits Against Company Directors
Sadly, the idea of suing corporate board members over climate change inaction does not seem likely to go anywhere.
Read more...