Supreme Court Debases Itself
Mamdani picks up labor backing
The Supreme Court massively limited the scope of nationwide injunctions today—injunctions that were used by courts under Biden and Obama to block pro-labor regulations like white-collar overtime and non-compete agreements. It’s a nakedly partisan decision by the increasingly illegitimate high court, one that again raises the question as to why Democrats were so resistant to the idea of court expansion under Biden.
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SEIU 32BJ and the Hotel Trades have endorsed NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for the November election after backing Cuomo in the Democratic primary. (The two unions also endorsed Cuomo on the same day in April.) This endorsement was followed by backing from the New York State Nurses Association, which remained neutral in the primary.
The liberal-majority Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, appears to uphold Act 10, the decision ending collective bargaining rights for public employees. Democrats appear poised to regain control of the Wisconsin legislature next year, but the fact that the liberal justices voted with the conservatives does not bode well.
A Colorado judge rejects Democratic Governor Jared Polis’ attempt to force state employees to comply with an ICE subpoena.
The Buffalo News examines the impact of potential Medicaid cuts on hospital worker bargaining. (The hospitals in question are notoriously low margin of the ones that I’ve looked at over the years, so this is a more immediate question for them.)
The Fourth Circuit upholds aggressive union campaigning (leafleting, letters to customers, etc.), while the DC circuit (like Wisconsin, with a liberal majority) makes it easier for employers to declare impasse.