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  • May 20, 2026
  • Forced Labor: A Human Rights Travesty that Suppresses Wages Everywhere
  • April 21, 2026

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onlabor.org /1 week ago

May 20, 2026

LIRR strike ends after three-day shutdown; key senators reject Trump's proposed 26% cut to Labor Department budget; EEOC moves to eliminate employer demographic reporting requireme...

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americanmanufacturing.org /1 month ago

Forced Labor: A Human Rights Travesty that Suppresses Wages Everywhere

AAM offers comments on USTR's Section 301 investigation into weak international prohibitions against goods made by forced labor.

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onlabor.org /1 month ago

April 21, 2026

Trump's labor secretary resigns; NYC doormen avoid a strike; UNITE HERE files complaint over ICE concerns at FIFA World Cup

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onlabor.org /2 weeks ago

May 15, 2026

SEIU 32BJ pioneers new health insurance model; LIRR unions approach a strike; and Starbucks prevails against NRLB in Fifth Circuit.

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onlabor.org /1 month ago

April 9, 2026

California labor backs state antitrust reform; USMCA Panel finds labor rights violations in Mexican Mine, and UPS agrees to cap driver buyout offers in settlement with Teamsters.

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onlabor.org /1 month ago

April 22, 2026

Congress introduces a labor rights notification bill; New York's ban on credit checks in hiring takes effect; Harvard's graduate student workers go on strike.

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onlabor.org /4 weeks ago

May 1, 2026

Workers and unions organize May Day; and Volkswagen challenges NLRB regional directors.

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onlabor.org /1 month ago

April 5, 2026

Trump proposes DOL budget cuts; NLRB rules in favor of cannabis employees; Florida warehouse workers unanimously authorize strike.

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onlabor.org /1 month ago

Employers Should Choose a Lane

Amazon workers at the JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island are caught in a labor-law no-man’s land. Amazon has challenged the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations...

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onlabor.org /1 week ago

May 22, 2026

U.S. employers spend $1.7B on union avoidance each year and the ICJ declares the right to strike a protected activity. 

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onlabor.org /1 month ago

April 17, 2026

Los Angeles teachers reach tentative agreement; labor leaders launch Union Now; and federal unions challenge FLRA power concentration.

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

The New Era of Labor Relations: What Every Employer Needs to Understand in 2026 - April 2026 #2

Labor relations in the United States has entered a fundamentally different era—one defined by heightened employee expectations, aggressive regulatory shifts, and a renewed sense of...

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onlabor.org /1 month ago

April 28, 2026

Supreme Court grants certiorari on Labor Department judges' authority; Apple store union files NLRB charge; cannabis processing workers win unionization rights

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realclearpolitics.com /1 month ago

Disillusioned Grads Turning to Labor Movement

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onlabor.org /3 weeks ago

May 5, 2026

SAG-AFTRA strikes tentative deal; DOL set to decide on Biden overtime rule; IATSE files unfair labor practice charges against the Kennedy Center

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realclearpolitics.com /1 month ago

A House of Labor Divided

Internal rivalries among the leaders of the United Auto Workers are sapping the momentum from its historic victories.

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onlabor.org /1 month ago

April 24, 2026

NYC unions urge Mamdani to veto anti-protest “buffer zones” bill; 40,000 unionized Samsung workers rally for higher pay; and Labubu Dolls found to contain cotton made by forced lab...

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onlabor.org /1 month ago

April 23, 2026

Trump administration wins in 11th Circuit defending a Biden-era project labor agreement rule; NABTU convenes its annual legislative conference; Meta reported to cut over 10% of its...

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onlabor.org /1 month ago

April 30, 2026

US Circuit Court of Appeals renders decision on Jefferson Standard test; construction subcontractors settle over wage theft in Minnesota; union and immigrant groups urge walkout.

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onlabor.org /1 month ago

April 3, 2026

NLRB says Amazon failed to bargain with union; Harvard graduate workers authorize strike, and states move to preempt local employment law.

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onlabor.org /2 days ago

May 28, 2026

University of California workers union reach agreement; Texas shrimp industry asks for more visas.

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orlandoweekly.com /4 days ago

The ‘union avoidance’ industry is worth $1.7 billion. Florida union busters are cashing in.

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onlabor.org /3 weeks ago

May 4, 2026

Trump signs order to expand retirement plan access; Eleventh Circuit upholds NLRB determination that security guard lieutenants can unionize; REI workers launch consumer boycott.

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lodgingmagazine.com /2 weeks ago

The 2026 Labor Pivot: Engineering an Investment-First Approach to the Modern Workforce

Squeezed between a shrinking talent pool and an increasingly unforgiving balance sheet, labor in the hospitality industry has arrived at a definitive structural breaking point. On...

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americanmanufacturing.org

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