Automation Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Unions

Can Unions Say ‘No’ to Collective Dismissals?

Ius Laboris on 5/6/2025

Collective dismissal, particularly the involvement of trade unions in the process, has long been controversial in Brazil. Following recent labour reforms and court decisions, the Supreme Court is set to rule again, with a new...more

Strike Averted: Longshoremen, USMX Reach Tentative Agreement on All Terms

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/10/2025

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract. Both parties described the deal as a “win-win,” addressing the...more

Employers Take Note: Hollywood Writers' Agreement Addresses AI's Disruption of the Workplace

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/9/2023

The Hollywood writers' strike ended last Tuesday with an agreement to manage the disruption caused by automation – a framework that likely will be repeated in other workplaces....more

Self-Driving Trucks and Labor Law—A Look Ahead

Littler on 12/7/2018

Welcome to the future: The year is 2020 and an organized—i.e., unionized trucking company—“L2M2” has announced it is acquiring a convoy of autonomously powered—i.e., “self-driving”—transportation vehicles....more

The Transformation of the Workplace Through Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Automation: Employment and Labor Law Issues,...

Littler on 8/5/2016

The twin forces of technology and globalization are reinventing and redefining the workplace and the way work is performed. The workplace automation of the last century is rapidly being augmented and replaced by intelligent...more

Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: July 2016 #2

Zelle LLP on 7/11/2016

Last week, former FOX News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment suit against her boss, Roger Ailes. Ms. Carlson’s complaint makes a number of allegations, including quid pro quo harassment, and was filed against...more