In 2020, the Virginia legislature voted to allow collective bargaining in the state. And while the most populated areas moved quickly to develop agreements, some cities have hit snags.  The Richmond City Council voted for an ordinance to allow collective bargaining with most city employees back in July 2022, and city

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would give striking workers unemployment benefits. In October, the Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee advanced legislation that would allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits. The bill comes after California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar bill

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed updated workplace harassment guidance last month. The new recommendations “provides further guidance, clarifications and even expansion of the types of harassment defined under Title VII of 1965’s Civil Right Act.”  Some have already noted that the new rule could impact employers, but the

Florida Republicans, including U.S. Senator Rick Scott, are calling for a boycott of Starbucks after the coffee chain’s union called for support of Palestine.   In a now deleted post on social media, Starbucks Workers United wrote “Solidarity with Palestine!” following the deadliest terrorist attack in Israeli history. On Sunday,

Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom named former labor leader Laphonza Butler to fill Diane Feinstein’s vacant U.S. Senate seat. Butler was officially sworn in on Tuesday.  Butler has a long history of union involvement and leadership. She built her career as a union organizer, working with nurses, janitors, and

In September, members of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) held a rally to bring attention to alleged bullying in the workplace. The union claims that “many of its members face bullying, harassment and discrimination due to their union membership within their workplaces.”  “We are sending a message that

Legislative staffers in Massachusetts are pushing for unionization for a second time.   Last summer, Senate President Karen Spilka refused to recognize the staffers’ unionization attempt. Now, staffers are attempting a legislative change that would permit unionization. State law currently allows executive and judicial branch employees to unionize but excludes legislative