Posts tagged Mandate
Uber drivers won a 12-year fight to unionize. Robots have already taken the wheel
August 19, 2026 // It’s a real victory for their cause, but in the years since drivers began organizing, the ride-hail industry has entered a new era. Robotaxis, once a bug-faced curiosity(opens in new tab), are shaping up to be an existential threat to human rideshare drivers. Experts disagree on the pace and scale of the labor transition, and policymakers are crafting regulations that may bear down on the autonomous vehicle industry. However, there are some warning signs in early-adopter cities. In San Francisco, Uber saw utilization and hourly earnings decline in 2025, it says.
As Newsom’s return-to-office mandate is just one week away, state workers and unions continue pushback
June 29, 2026 // Governor's order requiring most employees in the office four days a week takes effect July 1 amid concerns over costs, staffing and workplace readiness
Goldwater Institute: Embracing the Future: Say No to Driver-in Mandates
June 4, 2026 // If an autonomous truck cannot operate safely, it should not be on the road. But if it can operate safely without a human driver, requiring one anyway does not improve safety. It simply raises costs, slows deployment, and forces consumers to pay more. The United States has never prospered by forcing new technology to imitate the old system it improves upon. Policymakers should allow autonomous vehicles and trucking to develop under clear, evidence-based safety rules. They should not revive the logic of railroad featherbedding for the age of artificial intelligence. Autonomous vehicles should be judged by their safety and performance, not by whether they preserve the labor arrangements of the past. The future of freight should be faster, safer, and less expensive. Policymakers should let it arrive.
Oregon Court Strikes Down Cannabis LPA Mandate – What It Could Mean for California Businesses
February 26, 2026 // California’s mandate is currently being challenged in federal court in Ctrl Alt Destroy, Inc. v. Elliott et al, Case No. 3:24-cv-00753, 2025 WL 790963 (S.D.CA 2025). The case is now pending further review. If the courts ultimately find that California’s requirement conflicts with federal labor law, as the Oregon court did, the mandate could be struck down. Until then, however, it technically remains enforceable.
UAW strike 2023 against Detroit automakers: Live updates, news from the picket sites
September 15, 2023 //
Santa Clara County Exec denies unions’ plea to ease booster mandate
January 28, 2022 // That’s why six unions sent a joint letter this week to Smith and the Board of Supervisors, arguing that the mandate will decimate an already strained workforce and requesting that county leaders allow those with approved vaccine exemptions to stay in their positions.
Hospital officials support N.J. booster mandate. But unions call for continued COVID testing.
January 22, 2022 // But if the objective is to slow or stop spread, she added, testing should be continued, not suspended, and health care workers infected with COVID-19 should not be pushed to return to work after a five-day incubation period without being tested.
The vaccine mandate for Philadelphia city employees keeps getting delayed due to labor disputes
January 21, 2022 // The city’s 3,300 nonunion employees have been subject to a vaccine mandate since December, and the city has seen 99% compliance with the rule, the mayor’s office said. The city’s four major unions each sought separate agreements with the administration over how the vaccine mandate would be managed, delaying its implementation until the labor disputes are resolved.
What the ‘Vaccine or Test’ Mandate Means for the Union Workplace
November 16, 2021 //
The Vaccine and Testing Mandate’s Effect on the Labor Market
November 15, 2021 // A new rule from the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires workers in businesses with greater than 100 employees to either be fully vaccinated by January 4, 2022, or show weekly proof of a negative COVID-19 test thereafter.