labor law

House panel passes PRO Act, pro-worker labor law rewrite

September 26, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

The measure would restore many of the freedoms and protections workers gained under the original National Labor Relations Act of 1935.

California gig workers eye a win if landmark bill passes state Senate

July 3, 2019 By Marilyn Bechtel

By codifying gig workers as employees, AB 5 would close loopholes that enabled companies to classify low-skill workers as independent contractors.

Needed: A shorter work week

December 17, 2018 By Beatrice Lumpkin

Productivity is higher than ever thanks to technology...so why are we all still working so much?

Trump Labor Dept. lets union-busters loose again

July 25, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Union-busting has grown into an industry spending hundreds of millions of dollars.

California farm workers finally win 25-year-old Gerawan Farms case

December 8, 2017 By David Bacon

California’s gigantic peach and grape grower, Gerawan Farms, reached the end of its legal road last week at the state Supreme Court, when justices unanimously threw out its claim that the company was not bound by...