Without workplace democracy, the fight against autocracy will remain incomplete. With unions, workers can experience democracy at work first — and from there, they can help defend and expand democracy everywhere else.
The Chamber of Deputies is weighing a labour bill that would increase work hours, cut severance pay and ease firings.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro introduced a referendum that would have asked voters to vote on shorter workdays and overtime pay on holidays. The Senate blocked his effort. Supporters are organizing popular support in favor of reform.
An advancing labor reform bill could increase overtime pay, expand social security for delivery workers, and strengthen workplace rights.
Recent union contract gains against a backdrop of decades of union decline, worsening wealth inequality and broken labor laws.
It’s that time of year when bosses look at their balance sheets and send employees packing. Legally, they don’t even have to explain why—and usually, they don’t.
The bottom-line question is why so many highly profitable companies prefer to spend money to fight the unions instead of offering their vulnerable employees affordable health care coverage and safety from sexual assault.
In 1969, a rogue attorney for the National Labor Relations Board undermined a critical piece of labor law. Fifty years later, the Biden administration is trying to reverse the damage caused by that decision.
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The battle for labor law reform has historically been one of the most difficult in US politics. Passing the PRO Act is crucial — but workers may not be able to win it without flexing their strike muscles.
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