The future for Uber drivers won’t be decided by the US government.
Company Manufactures Climate of Fear
If SuperShuttle drivers, with all their restrictions and prohibitions, aren’t employees in the eyes of a Republican NLRB, then Uber’s case before that same board is no longer a question mark. It’s a slam dunk.
In its decision, the D.C appellate court affirmed one of the most significant and disputed labor rulings of the Obama administration.
The NLRB based its decision on a particularly onerous provision in federal labor law that prohibits employees from engaging in boycotts, pickets or other activities that are aimed at a secondary employer.
Tech has resisted unionization for decades — will that change?
NLRB to prosecute unions for historically permissible acts.
Directive likely to increase litigation against unions.
Workers rights under the law have suffered systemic neglect since the National Labor Relations Act was passed in 1935. Fixing it is a start, but much more needs to be done.
The Trump administration already has been slowly dismantling worker protections, especially those enacted under the Obama administration.
Under Trump, the National Labor Relations Board is facing an unprecedented attack.
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