Former Los Angeles Teacher’s Stand Against Union Push to ‘Defund the Police’ Reaches 9th Circuit

January 10, 2023 3:15 pmJanuary 10, 2023 3:30 pm

Former high school teacher Glenn Laird, who two years ago shook the pillars of one of the largest and most powerful teachers’ unions in the United States, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), has now elevated his case to the...

AB 1 – Details of the Legislative Staff Unionization Legislation

December 9, 2022 9:37 amDecember 9, 2022 10:03 am

On December 5, 2022, Assembly Bill 1 was introduced by Assembly Members Tina McKinnor, Isaac Bryan, Matt Haney, Ash Kalra, Alex Lee, Kevin McCarty, and Eloise Reyes. It is also co-authored by 13 other Assembly Members and 7 Senators. AB...

OPINION: Hypocrisy, Corruption and Politicking at one of LA’s Largest Labor Unions

May 23, 2022 1:20 pmMay 23, 2022 1:27 pm

When people want to downplay a situation they don’t think deserves significant attention or scrutiny, they will often say, “Don’t make a federal case out it.” Usually because they’re the ones at fault. But what about when making a federal...

Longtime Los Angeles Teacher Sues LA Teachers Union Over Wrongly Collected Dues

March 18, 2021 10:40 amMarch 18, 2021 10:58 am

When the United States Supreme Court affirmed in the summer of 2018 that public-sector employees can’t be forced, as a condition of employment, to fund a labor union, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) and other unions hatched a plan...

Tesla Found Guilty In Labor Law Case Over Treatment Of Staff At Fremont Plant

September 30, 2019 3:34 pmOctober 1, 2019 12:22 pm

Electric car maker Tesla, the only car manufacturer in California, has been found guilty of mistreatment of staff and suppressing labor unions by a California state administrative law judge. Judge Amita Tracy found that Tesla, its CEO Elon Musk, and...