A work-release program for Alabama prisoners provides labor for corporations and income for the state. Lawsuits are challenging its constitutionality.
Category: Workplace Hazards and Violations
Caterpillar Factory in Mexico Draws Complaint of Labor Abuses
The Biden administration declined to pursue a union complaint of labor abuses in Mexico, raising new concerns about offshoring.
UAW Loses Unionization Vote at Mercedes Factories in Alabama
The election, fiercely opposed by the state’s political leaders, was seen as a test of the United Automobile Workers’ ability to unionize factories in the South.
After Gains at Big Three, U.A.W. Aims at Nonunion Plants
A looming union election at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga could determine the trajectory of union organizing at more than a dozen auto factories.
SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Musk, NLRB Says
The National Labor Relations Board said the rocket company had wrongly dismissed eight people for a letter raising concerns about the chief executive.
How Two Planes Nearly Collided in Austin, Almost Killing 131 People
Two planes were moments from colliding in Texas, a harrowing example of the country’s fraying air safety system, a New York Times investigation found.
The Robots We Were Afraid of Are Already Here
The long-anticipated automation revolution has begun. Robots are ready to operate forklifts and do laundry. It’s not as scary as it sounds.
Affirmative Action Ruling May Upend Diversity Hiring Policies, Too
The Supreme Court decision on college admissions could lead companies to alter recruitment and promotion practices to pre-empt legal challenges.
U.S. Moves to Bar Noncompete Agreements in Labor Contracts
A sweeping proposal by the Federal Trade Commission would block companies from limiting their employees’ ability to work for a rival.