The Bill That Would Make Uber And Lyft Drivers Employees Isn’t Just Making Uber And Lyft Nervous

It appears increasingly likely AB5, the California bill that would significantly narrow the definition of an independent contractor in the state and have potentially profound implications on the gig economy, will …

California bill banning forced arbitration heads to governor

When companies in California tell job candidates they have to give up their right to sue them for most disputes, a bill headed to the governor’s desk would let people …

When We’re Dead and Buried, Our Bones Will Keep Hurting:” Workers’ Rights Under Threat in US Meat and Poultry Plants

“If you buy beef, pork, or chicken anywhere in the United States—whether from a grocery store, fast-food chain, or restaurant—you are likely buying it from a company included in the …

Californie : Uber et Lyft contraints de rétrograder ?

Uber et Lyft se tirent la bourre, mais il y a un sujet sur lequel ils sont totalement d’accord : empêcher à tout prix la Californie de modifier ses lois …

Wagner North 2.0: How Canada’s Wagner model of labour relations can be strengthened to ensure greater union density amongst vulnerable workers

Wagner North 2.0: How Canada’s Wagner model of labour relations can be strengthened to ensure greater union density amongst vulnerable workers examines the current state of the very foundation of Canada’s …

Argentina rinde cuentas ante la ONU por su política migratoria

El Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS), la Comisión Argentina para Refugiados y Migrantes (Caref), la Red de Migrantes y Refugiadxs y otras doce organizaciones e instituciones presentaron ante …

Uruguay to Modify Collective Bargaining Law

The Uruguayan government today proposed six amendments to the Collective Bargaining Law, in response to comments from the International Labor Organization (ILO) at its June assembly. The ILO Committee on …

Gobierno propuso seis cambios a la ley de negociación colectiva

El Ministerio de Trabajo propuso seis modificaciones a la ley de Negociación Colectiva en respuesta al planteo que hizo la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) en junio. El ministro Ernesto …

What’s your solution to fighting sexism and racism? Mine is: unions

No one concerned about equality can deny that we live in a racist and sexist society. Unfortunately, substantive ideas of what we are to do about it are in short …

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An Uber Driver’s Death Shows the Harms of Misclassifying Workers

n 2015, Waheed Etimad immigrated with his wife and their seven children to the United States from Afghanistan on the special immigrant visa he received after translating for the U.S. …

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