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Labor Law

SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
5/15/2023

How Media Discussions of Tenure Distort its Meaning and Undermine Academics

by Deepa Das Acevedo

Tenure absolutely does not provide "a job for life" for anyone, but the belief that it does is used to justify political attacks on academics.

SOURCE: Mother Jones

Labor Law Is Stuck in 1947. It’s No Surprise Companies Keep Winning

The 1947 Taft-Hartley Act did what its authors hoped: tilted the balance of power back to the side of the bosses. Is momentum building for a new labor law?

3/14/2021

Biden Supports Amazon Workers' Right to Form a Union. Is this a Turn Back to Pro-Worker Policy?

by Martin Halpern

The union election of Amazon workers in Alabama is a signal of momentum for renewing the power of workers, but grassroots energy needs support from the Biden White House (and probably the end of the Senate filibuster) to secure a more equitable society.