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Labor Weekly: Proposed Kroger-Giant Eagle Merger Would Tighten Regional Unionized Labor Markets; USMCA Non-Renewal Presents Moment of Opportunity for Unions; Department of Labor Targets October for Independent Contractor Rule; Walmart Pays $13 Million to End Texas Labor Probe; Labor Board Affirms Bargaining Order at Amazon Staten Island Warehouse

Labor Weekly: Proposed Kroger-Giant Eagle Merger Would Tighten Regional Unionized Labor Markets; USMCA Non-Renewal Presents Moment of Opportunity for Unions; Department of Labor Targets October for Independent Contractor Rule; Walmart Pays $13 Million to End Texas Labor Probe; Labor Board Affirms Bargaining Order at Amazon Staten Island Warehouse

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Kroger/Giant Eagle: Merger threatens to reduce union bargaining leverage in echo of aborted Albertsons deal. • USMCA non-renewal presents an opportunity for organized labor in ongoing negotiations. • The Labor Department said it would […]

Jul 09, 2026 Read Now >

Labor Weekly: Experts Weigh in After Supreme Court Ruling on NLRB Independence; Acting DOL Secretary Nominated to Permanent Post; House Democrats Probe NLRB GC’s Potential Amazon Conflicts; Confirmation Votes on New NLRB Members Delayed

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week include: Supreme Court reversal on agency independence could stymie NLRB unconstitutionality arguments; board solicitor argues agency will still retain “zones...

Jul 02, 2026 Read Now >
California’s COMPETE Act Faces Uncertain Path Through Senate Judiciary Committee

The future of the COMPETE Act, a bill that would expand California’s antitrust law to cover single-firm conduct and has pitted labor unions and consumer advocates against the largest businesses in the state, will be decided at a make-or-break Senate Judiciary hearing on...

Jun 25, 2026 Read Now >
Labor Weekly: Amazon Bargaining Order Likely Tees up Death of Cemex Precedent; State Labor Enforcers, House Dems Oppose Joint Employer Revisions; Broad Uber Sexual Assault Liability Under Spotlight in Shareholder Suit

Welcome to the Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week...

Jun 25, 2026 Read Now >
Labor Weekly: HSR Changes Aimed at Acquihires Would Harm Innovation, Labor Mobility, Tech Groups Say; Minerals, Gold Mine Newest Target of USCMA Rapid Response Mechanism; Labor Board Orders Milestone Whole Foods Union Bargaining; Teamsters and DOJ File for End to Federal Oversight

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week...

Jun 18, 2026 Read Now >
Labor Weekly: GOP Nominee to NLRB Avoids Commitments on Captive Audience, Other Standards; Macy’s Confirmation Would Allow Board to Target Precedents on Independent Contractors, Unionization Process; FLCA Passes the House; Cargill Teamsters File Unfair Labor Practice Charge

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re following this week...

Jun 11, 2026 Read Now >
Labor Weekly: Delivery Drivers Can Dodge Certain Arbitration Clauses, Supreme Court Rules; Pivotal Labor Board Nominee Gets Senate Hearing Date; Polis Vetoes Bill to Ban Surveillance Wages and Pricing

Supreme Court rules delivery and rideshare drivers can litigate claims, aren’t bound by forced arbitration. The Supreme Court ruled last week that a distributor transporting products without crossing state lines was engaged in interstate commerce and therefore qualified for exception...

Jun 04, 2026 Read Now >
Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Profit Boom for Memory Chip Oligopoly Set to Continue in Short Term as Sources in National Security Community Say Policymakers are Unlikely to Soften Stance Toward Chinese Memory Chip Companies

The TMT Weekly is a forward-looking tipsheet that covers tech policy across The Capitol Forum’s U.S. policy coverage universe, from Congress to the Courts. In this edition: National Security Outlook: Profit boom for memory chip oligopoly set to continue in short term: Sources in...

Feb 25, 2026 Read Now >
With Few Textual Requirements for USMCA Review, Trump Could Play It Safe or Go ‘Nuclear’

The text of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) provides few formal requirements for next year’s review, leaving stakeholders to envision a wide range of scenarios—from small tweaks around the edges to a full-scale renegotiation—and to attempt to align their proposed changes...

Nov 10, 2025 Read Now >
Trump’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection Has Dramatically Reduced Policing of Forced Labor Violations as the Agency Focuses More Resources on Tariffs

This article has been updated with a statement from Customs and Border Protection. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) policing of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) has fallen dramatically since the act was first implemented in 2022, according to publicly available...

Sep 12, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: California Sues Packers Sanitation Services/Fortrex Over No-Poach Agreements; Labor Department Drops Enhanced Independent Contractor Enforcement; Agri Stats Wins Bid to Intervene in DOJ Wage-Fixing Settlement Brawl

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the FTC, DOJ, and NLRB. This week, The Capitol Forum looks at the California attorney...

May 08, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: Google Workers’ Union Asks to Weigh In on Search Remedies; Slater Highlights Vertical Restraints as Potentially Harmful to Workers; Unions Push California on Adoption of Updated Antitrust Laws; Labor Weekly Litigation Tracker Updates

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and National Labor Relations Board. This...

May 01, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: Amazon Hit with Labor Board Complaint Seeking Recognition of Teamsters Warehouse Unit; DOJ Fights to Hold on to Criminal Wage-Fixing Win Amid Mistrial Bid; NCAA Settlement Needs Roster Limits Fix, Judge Says; CVS’ Signify Transitions Some Independent Contractors to Employees

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and National Labor Relations Board. This...

Apr 24, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: Justice Department Wins First-Ever Criminal Labor Conspiracy Trial Verdict; Judge Rules Burger King Must Face Long-Running No-Poach Lawsuit; Democrats Seek Answers About Mine Safety, Federal Contracting Compliance Cuts

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and National Labor Relations Board. This...

Apr 17, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: Chief Justice Steps in to Keep Fired NLRB Member Off Board; Google Workers Win End to Antitrust Speech Restrictions; NCAA Athlete Settlement Snags; Raytheon No-Poach Suit Nears Final Deal; Teamsters Workers Meet with Slater

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and National Labor Relations Board. This...

Apr 10, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: Ferguson Says Noncompetes Remain FTC Priority; Wilcox Again Removed from NLRB by Appeals Court; Labor Weekly Litigation Tracker Updates

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and National Labor Relations...

Apr 03, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: Supreme Court Won’t Touch NLRB Deference; Last DOJ Criminal Wage-Fixing Prosecution Goes to Trial; Tennis Players Sue Leagues Over Labor Monopsony; Trump’s NLRB General Counsel Pick’s Anti-Union Past; Teamster’s O’Brien Meets With DOJ Antitrust Chief Slater

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and National Labor Relations...

Mar 27, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: Trump Ends Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Threshold; Wilcox Firing Faces Divided Appeals Court; House Antitrust Probes Medical Resident Matching Program; D.C. Says Gopuff Misclassified Workers; Largest Anesthesiology Provider in North America Loses Poaching Suit

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and National Labor Relations...

Mar 20, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: FTC Seeks Pause in Noncompete Litigation, Citing Need to ‘Reconsider;’ NLRB Member Returns to Board as Appeal Begins; DOJ Seeks to Extend Wage Information-Sharing Consent Decree Against Poultry Processors; Chavez-DeRemer Confirmed

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and National Labor Relations...

Mar 13, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: Litigation Tracker Updates; Labor Board Member Finds Receptive Judge in Termination Case Against Trump, Teeing Up Appeal

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and National Labor Relations...

Mar 06, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: Labor Task Force at FTC Shows Focus on Worker Harm Continues Post-Biden; NLRB Incapacitation Could Open Door to State Labor Boards; Meador Promises Noncompete Enforcement; California Lawsuit Adds to Litigation Wave Against Globe Life

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and National Labor Relations...

Feb 27, 2025 Read Now >
Labor Thursday: DOL Nominee Praises Right-to-Work, Walks Back Labor Bill Support in Hearing; Concerns About Union Political Donations Possible Issue for Globe Life; Ferguson Sticks With 2023 Merger Guidelines; NLRB Acting Head Ends Noncompete Focus, College Athlete Union Policy, Among Others

Labor Thursday is a weekly overview of competition and labor market issues and includes our analysis of the timing and priorities of the key agencies overseeing enforcement and rulemaking, including the Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department, and National Labor Relations...

Feb 20, 2025 Read Now >

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