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Gig driver classification deal reached in Massachusetts; Amazon drivers in Illinois strike over ULP; CEO pay accelerates.

https://onlabor.org/june-28-2024/

Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that held Amazon drivers are employees; Phoenix passes heat protection ordinance for workers; DOL finds child labor violations at Tennessee manufacturing...

https://onlabor.org/march-28-2024/

In today’s Tech@Work, the House announces new bipartisan task force on AI; Rep. Ro Khanna hosts labor leaders at AI roundtable; and Amazon is accused of union busting in the UK.

https://onlabor.org/techwork-feb-22-2023/

In today’s Tech@Work, a Facebook page that commemorates the lives of food delivery workers who’ve died on bicycles highlights perilous working conditions, and the advent of generative AI poin...

https://onlabor.org/techwork-january-11-2024/

DOL final rule on worker classification; Google appeals NLRB finding of joint employment and unfair labor practice; first big AI agreement by Screen Actors Guild.

https://onlabor.org/january-10-2024/

DOL finalizes independent contractors rule, Las Vegas hospitality workers announce upcoming strike, and the NY Times profiles unions' relationship with Israel. 

https://onlabor.org/january-8-2024-2/

USW opposes sale of US Steel; Ninth Circuit rehears challenge to AB 5; Biden administration requires project labor agreements on federal infrastructure projects

https://onlabor.org/december-19-2023/

Kate Andrias, Sharon Block, and Ben Sachs on Massachusetts' recent efforts to help rideshare workers unionize.

https://onlabor.org/a-new-path-for-unionizing-uber-and-lyft/

In today’s Tech@Work, the share of employment related BIPA cases at the federal level grows compared to consumer cases; and familiar worker classification issues arise for nurses using gig econ...

https://onlabor.org/techwork-november-2-2023/

Gwen Byrne on PAGA and the California Supreme Court's recent decision in Adolph v. Uber Technologies.

https://onlabor.org/adolph-v-uber-technologies-offers-tentative-win-for-california-employees/