Employment and Labor Policy

As Reuters reported, last week members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike at three U.S. automakers if an agreement is not reached before the employees’ current four-year contract […] Read More

Earlier this month, port workers in British Columbia who are part of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada voted nearly three-to-one to accept a labor deal with and the BC Maritime Employers Association. That overwhelming […] Read More

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision that will put at risk employers’ common sense workplace policies. As labor lawyers at one firm explained, under the NLRB’s new framework, a workplace rule […] Read More

Last week, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a final rule that, starting next summer, will require certain employers in high-hazard industries to electronically submit injury and illness information, instead of only […] Read More

Last week, West Coast Canadian dockworkers and their employers agreed to a tentative deal that takes a potential strike off the table for now. The workers had left their duties on Tuesday afternoon after a […] Read More