Social Media Ideas for Protecting The Right To Organize Act

NLRB Reinstates Wright Line Framework for Employee Misconduct During Protected Activity

California’s New Workplace TRO Protections Take Effect January 1, 2027

California employers will soon be able to more easily obtain temporary restraining orders (TROs) to protect the workplace and any reasonably identifiable group or class of employee...

California Expands Protections Against Immigration-Related Workplace Retaliation

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2495, expanding California’s protections against retaliation and other workplace conduct involving a person’s perceived immigrat...

Building Worker Power in a Precarious Federal Landscape: Proportional Representation and an Electoral Voice for Labor

Note: This post builds on a series launched in December on how states and cities can expand worker power in the United States. The series is grounded in a set of working papers and...

Right to Work or Right to Vote? Labor Policy and American Democracy

Right to Work or Right to Vote? Labor Policy and American Democracy By Paul Frymer, Jacob M. Grumbach and Charlotte Hill There is growing attention to the role of organized labor i...

Building Toward Sectoral Bargaining

It’s no secret that our weak, outdated labor law is failing the millions of workers who want unions at their workplaces.  Republicans have repeatedly blocked federal legislation to...

When Does a Political Protest Lose Workplace Protection? New NLRB Advice Memo Says: When Improving Working Conditions Is...

NLRB Confirms Wright Line Test Applies to Discipline for Offensive Conduct During Protected Activity

October 7, 2026

DOL scraps plan to remove decades-old wage-and-hour guidance from federal regulations; New York enacts personnel records access law; Starbucks loses bid to dismiss Workers United t...

The Fight Over Columbia Heads West: Stanford Moves to Stay NLRB Election for Undergraduate RA’s

NLRB Republican Majority and Ralphs Grocery: Arbitration Confidentiality for Employers

Massachusetts PROTECT Act- Considerations for Colleges and Universities

On August 5, 2026, Governor Healey signed the Massachusetts PROTECT Act. As described in the Act, the legislation is intended to promote “rule of law, oversight, and equal constitu...

NLRB Upholds Confidentiality Provision in Arbitration Agreement in Part

On the Chopping Block: NLRB GC Issues Memorandum Detailing Policy Priorities

Building Toward Sectoral Bargaining – Yes We Can!

Last week, OnLabor ran my piece on how we could build up to sectoral bargaining in the U.S. through federal labor law reforms that facilitate workers’ ability to form unions and de...

NLRB General Counsel Issues Memorandum Outlining Top Priorities

United States Seeks Mexico’s Review of Alleged Denial of Workers’ Rights at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico, S.A. de...

WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative has invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to revie...

Proposed Federal CPOM Legislation: What the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act Would Mean for Private Equity and...

Trade Union Rights: UK Government Delays New Employer Duty

The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a new duty for UK employers to provide workers with a written statement informing them of their right to join a trade union. As discussed...

The Protect College Sports Act is a Bad Deal for Athletes

Last week, after months of negotiating, the Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) by an overwhelming 77-22 vote. Co-authored by Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria...

NLRB Eases Path to Discipline Employees for Offensive Workplace Conduct Tied to Section 7 Activity

A New NLRB Roadmap for Reversing McLaren Macomb and Other Biden-Era Labor Precedent

Senate Passes Protect College Sports Act

The Senate voted 77-22 on Monday night to pass legislation to impose sweeping regulations on college sports, a multibillion dollar industry. 

September 4, 2026

NLRB advice memo narrows political protest protections; NLRB asks federal appeals court for deference.