SACRAMENTO, Calif.—In a ruling one labor-side lawyer called “an earthquake, a seismic shift,” the California Supreme Court on Apr. 30 drastically revised its standard about when employers can classify workers
SAN JUAN, P.R.—As teachers and other workers in Puerto Rico went on strike to protest privatization May 1, police in San Juan fired tear-gas shells at student protesters in the
SCRANTON, Pa.—Two local hospitals have locked out nurses for four days after they staged a 24-hour strike Apr. 25. When registered nurses at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton showed up
TRENTON, NJ – Organized labor marked a major victory in New Jersey as Governor Phil Murphy signed a statewide Earned Sick Days policy into law. The result is that over one
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Tennessee state legislature approved a resolution Apr. 23 honoring union telecommunications technician James Shaw, Jr., for disarming the gunman who had just killed four people at a Waffle
PORTLAND, Ore.—Workers at a Burgerville in southeast Portland became the first fast-food workers to win a federally recognized union Apr. 23, when they voted 18-4 to be represented by the
New York, NY – On this special May Day episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz, we talk with Rebecca Damon, president, SAG-AFTRA, NY about the fight voice actors are currently waging
MEXICO CITY, Mexico—The Mexican Senate has failed to pass a bill to weaken planned labor protections, the head of the country’s largest labor union announced Apr. 23. “There will not
WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration’s proposal to slash the Department of Labor’s budget and roll back health and safety regulations is putting workers at risk.
TRENTON, N.J.—New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed equal-pay legislation Apr. 24 that one state senator called “the strongest pay equity bill in the nation.” The new law makes it illegal to
