My latest blog for OnLabor.org summarizing the ICJ's advisory opinion on the right to strike and its importance for workers and union (and in only 1200 words!). Hope you find this to be a useful summary of the opinion. A longer piece forthcoming... onlabor.org/the-icj-upho...
The ICJ Upholds Right to Strike in Landmark Opinion ✦ OnLabor
Last week the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered, by ten votes to four, the advisory opinion that workers’ organizations have awaited for fourteen years. The right to strike of workers and...
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Out now: 'The Right to Strike Reimagined' edited by @jeffreysvogt.bsky.social, @tnovitz.bsky.social and Judy Fudge The book speaks to the potential of a reimagined and revitalised right to strike. Read #OpenAccess: https://bit.ly/42Pb74V More info: https://bit.ly/432uZkP
"With AI strikebreaking and AI-driven union-busting programs already in use, the need to protect the right to strike in the age of machine learning has become urgent." @ruwansubasinghe.bsky.social and @jeffreysvogt.bsky.social for @onlabor.bsky.social onlabor.org/from-pinkert...
From Pinkertons to Tech Bros: The Rise of the AI Scab ✦ OnLabor
When journalists at The Guardian went on strike over their employer’s attempts to sell the business in late 2024, they were probably not expecting to be among the first victims of strike-breaking by a...
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Join us on November 3rd to discuss how the Las Vegas Raiders turned Allegiant Stadium into a voting location during the 2024 presidential election, harnessing sport to strengthen civic engagement. @scottpioli51.bsky.social ash.harvard.edu/events/winni...
Winning as a Team: How the Las Vegas Raiders are Supporting Civic Engagement – Ash Center
In these times, sports are among just a few things that bring tens of millions of Americans together with a shared sense of joy and belonging. As a result, more than ever, teams have a role to play in...
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Trump’s treatment of Appalachia’s coal miners exemplifies his approach to labor in general: Kneecap unions whenever possible, prop up industry profits at all costs, and if a few workers die in the process, pretend it never happened. inthesetimes.com/article/trum...
Trump to Coal Miners: Drop Dead
The administration keeps delaying a life-saving safety rule—while claiming to love coal miners.
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Apparently giving the lie to the idea that any prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
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Rally now outside the DOJ building in DC calling for the release of SEIU California President David Huerta, who was arrested in the Los Angeles ICE protests and is still detained
An Attack on One Is an Attack on All. Stand Up. Speak Out. Defend Workers. Protect Immigrants. Fight for Our Freedoms. 📍 Find an action near you and show up to demand: ✊The release of David Huerta 🛑 An immediate end to ICE raids 📣 The right to protest without fear 🔗 bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaids
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On Friday afternoon, military-gear-clad ICE agents launched aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles. At one location, SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained while advocat...
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The last 100 days have provided daily examples of wanton cruelty and lawlessness, but perhaps none more so that this: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
Trump Says He Could Free Abrego Garcia From El Salvador, but Won’t
Trump’s comments undermined previous statements by his top aides and were a blunt sign of his administration’s intention to double down and defy the courts.
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Thanks to the Power at Work team for lifting up the recent article that I and @ruwansubasinghe.bsky.social wrote examining the law of the right to strike as it relates to the climate crisis. I hope others find it useful and generates more discussion and action. poweratwork.us/turning-up-t...
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We don’t just support worker rights – we help workers turn those rights into reality. #Solidarity #WorkerRights
🚨 The EU's #MinimumWageDirective is under threat But all's not lost - see the latest opinion piece by Torsten Müller (ETUI) & Thorsten Schulten (Hans-Böckler-Stiftung) 🔗 www.socialeurope.eu/eu-minimum-w...
EU Minimum Wage Directive Before the European Court of Justice: It’s Not All Over Now…
EU’s minimum wage directive is under threat.
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Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn’t get more awful? They’ve gone villain mode | Arwa Mahdawi
Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn’t get more awful? They’ve gone villain mode | Arwa Mahdawi
Killing people with paperwork instead of a gun doesn’t make you any less of a murderer At this very moment Luigi Mangione, who is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last month, is sitting in a federal jail cell in Brooklyn. He’s got a barrage of…
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ESWATINI: ITF demands justice for Sticks Nkambule and the workers of Eswatini www.itfglobal.org/en/news/itf-...
ITF demands justice for Sticks Nkambule and the workers of Eswatini
This week marks two years since the brutal attempt on the life of Sticks Nkambule, General Secretary of the Swaziland Transport, Communication and Allied Workers Union (SWATCAWU).
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Starbucks workers in LA are being forced to work in areas impacted by the recent wildfires - even where the air quality is unsafe. Management told partners that stores must open because “the community depends on us,” ignoring that some workers had to evacuate their own homes.
🚨 Uganda’s crackdown on human rights continues and remains severe. UN Special Rapporteurs and diplomats must condemn the conviction and mistreatment of human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza and call for his immediate release. @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Uganda: Immediately release lawyer Eron Kiiza and quash military court’s outrageous decision
This sham process directly violates Uganda’s constitution
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Our latest blog on the climate crisis and the right to strike, which previews our forthcoming article in the International Labour Review. Thanks to the Oxford Business Law Blog for their interest in publishing. blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/oblb/blog-po...
Turning Up the Heat: The Right to Strike and the Climate Crisis
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“States that continue to transfer arms to Israel at this time must know they are violating their obligation to prevent genocide and are at risk of becoming complicit in genocide.”
Amnesty International concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
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I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage. Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know
Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...
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It is deeply troubling to see the government take the country backwards by invoking martial law today. The declaration suspends strikes, mass gatherings, work stoppages, all under threat of warrantless arrest. This cannot be tolerated.
Todd Brogan@organise.bsky.social · 2y agoKorean unions (KCTU) respond to the declaration of martial law by South Korea's President, which bans strikes, mass gatherings, work stoppages, and more under threat of no-warrant arrest: "The people will not forgive this. " nodong.org/statement/78...
As the climate continues to heat up to dangerous levels, UPS has instead asked a judge to enjoin OSHA from heat-stress monitoring of the company's trucks nationwide. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
UPS Seeks Quick Ruling to End Safety Agency Heat Stress Searches
United Parcel Service Inc. has asked a judge for a speedy decision to permanently block OSHA from implementing heat-stress monitoring of company trucks nationwide, according to a Delaware federal cour...
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