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Why Is the ACLU Undermining Labor Rights?

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The progressive ACLU is trying to establish a precedent that would strike a huge blow against workers’ rights across the country and make union organizing much more difficult. Let’s hope the organization comes to its senses soon. It’s hard to imagine that the individuals and foundations that donate to the ACLU want to see the organization use their money to undermine workers’ rights. (Wikimedia Commons) Our new issue, on AI, is out now. Subscribe to our print edition today. Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a two-page decision denying the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) request to appeal an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) decision to not defer a dispute with one of its former employees to arbitration. Like most progressive organizations, the ACLU has historically supported access to the courts and opposed forcing workers and consumers into arbitration. Yet this case reveals that the ACLU has arbitration agreements with its employees and is dog

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