Immigration and Employment
I just wanted to call people's attention to an interesting piece in the New York Times about how businesses are now more openly supporting the liberalization of rules governing the employment of undocumented workers. This comes as a reaction to...more »
Posted on July 6, 2008 1:16 AM
Employer Anti-Union Advertising Campaign Twists the Truth
Tomorrow, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace will begin its television ad campaign against the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). (You can view the ad on their website.) This legislation would require employers to recognize a union after a majority...more »
Posted on April 24, 2008 6:43 PM
Governor Patrick, Please Don't Make the Same Mistake Twice!
For the third time in two years, Massachusetts' lawmakers passed a bill that would require employers to pay triple damages to workers for not paying wages on time or other violations of the state's wage laws. When the bill was...more »
Posted on April 12, 2008 10:36 AM
“Fee-based company” targets “scum of the earth”: one credit card company’s business model
ABC News tells the story (watch here) of how a credit card company’s predatory practices stifled one young woman’s plan to attend college. After graduating high school, Selena Alvarez needed to pay her $350 college tuition bill. Her mother advised...more »
Posted on March 31, 2008 12:29 AM
Home Depot Ends ILC Bid: Victory for the Banking Industry?
The American Banker reported (log in required) that Home Depot announced that it would end its bid to purchase a Utah industrial loan company (ILC). This comes just less than one year after Wal-Mart withdrew its bid to buy an...more »
Posted on January 26, 2008 1:08 PM
Hold the Tomatoes on that Burger
Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, has a fantastic op-ed in the NY Times describing how one of America's biggest corporations and wealthiest investment banks are pinching pennies in compensating the labor of this country's most poorly treated workers. Migrant farm workers in Florida, who...more »
Posted on November 29, 2007 7:03 PM
Lawsuit Halts Misguided Bush Immigration Policy: A Victory for … Labor?
A lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco has successfully thwarted implementation of a poorly conceived rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security this past August (see Businessweek article). The rule, part of the Bush war on illegal...more »
Posted on November 25, 2007 11:33 AM
Wal-Mart Making Progress with Health Coverage
The New York Times has an interesting piece discussing improvements in employee health coverage by Wal-Mart -- the company notorious for its workers showing up on state Medicaid rolls. It notes that 100,000 more employees are now covered than were...more »
Posted on November 13, 2007 8:01 AM
Companies Seek to Evade New Labor Standards in China
Earlier this year, China’s national legislature passed a highly controversial “Employment Contract Law” (ECL). The law is the first major piece of legislation governing labor standards in China since 1994 and significantly expands the rights of many Chinese workers. While...more »
Posted on November 5, 2007 7:29 PM
Labor Belongs to the Dems, Right?
It has long been a forgone conclusion that the Democrats own Big Labor's loyalty. Well, maybe not anymore. This New York Times article describes how Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), has been putting issues above...more »
Posted on October 29, 2007 10:56 PM
