Unions
GM Just Took Away Our Insurance, But It Can’t Stop Our Strike
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GM doesn’t appear to be taking the strike lightly. On September 17, the company effectively canceled its payment of health insurance premiums for all striking workers.
Community
Conference Announcement: “2020: Eyes on the Election”
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2020: Eyes on the Election is the First Annual Conference and Election of Board Members and Officers of the Minnesota State Retiree Council, AFL-CIO.
Government
Trump’s NLRB, Trying to Cut Protections for Millions of Temps and Fast-Food Workers, Trips Up Again
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The labor-relations board’s attempt to kill an Obama rule protecting third-party employees fizzled once because of a conflict of interest. Now, two representatives charge, there’s a new conflict and it involves the agency’s own use of temps.
Audio
Belabored Podcast #183: Troublemaking in Asia
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‘There’s a whole world of labor activism outside the confines of the United States, so we’re devoting this episode to a breakthrough event in Asia last month.’
Immigration
Missouri’s housing inspections for H-2A workers missed deficiencies for years
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The lax inspection process led to an incident in summer 2018 where workers lived in a former jail, a motel with bed bugs and a house with a leaking toilet.
Investigative
These Farmworkers Were Forced to Labor on Empty Stomachs
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During an incident in Kennett, Missouri, in summer 2018, H-2A workers labored through high temperatures while denied breakfast and with little access to water. Their legal status was supposed to protect them.
Immigration
Union Members Protest Amazon’s Involvement With ICE
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During a short program outside of the store, speakers from Immigrant Worker Solidarity shared the harm being caused by our current immigration policies, made worse by Amazon’s technology.
Media
LeBron James is backing a bill that would let college athletes get paid for endorsements
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Rachel Nichols, Dave McMenamin and Nick Friedell react to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James backing California SB 206, aka the “Fair Pay to Play Act,” a bill that would allow college athletes to make money off endorsements.
Government
Labor Groups Plot Next Move as Gig Worker Bill Passes
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Right now, gig workers are still considered contractors under federal employment rules. So, in order to have the right to form a union, the California State Legislature would need to pass a bill next year giving the workers explicit permission to do so.
Media
FRONTLINE | Trump’s Trade War
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As the trade war between the U.S. and China escalates, FRONTLINE and NPR take a look at what led to the rising tensions and what’s at stake.