DOJ's complaint targets tactics across Apple's ecosystem (app restrictions, interoperability issues, etc.) to paint a picture of iPhone monopoly. “DOJ’s challenge is going to be to show it’s not just one thing—it’s the whole gateway,” says Megan Gray news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/appl…

The FTC’s challenge to Kroger's acquisition of Albertsons tees up a new antitrust argument impacting labor markets: The deal would hurt competition among unionized grocery workers. blawgo.com/mMXTmfi

The FTC’s recent inquiries into oil and gas acquisitions point to antitrust hurdles for Diamondback Energy and Endeavor Energy Resources as the Permian Basin drillers push for a $26 billion merger. benvgo.com/WYCQu6D

Iowa lawmakers are calling on federal antitrust agencies to probe Koch's $3.6 billion acquisition of a fertilizer plant -- a deal they say could harm farmers, workers, taxpayers.

Their push comes as FTC, DOJ are eyeing labor market impacts more broadly: news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/koch…

The study “doesn’t tell me anything about who’s going to investigate, as a law enforcement matter, any potential problems involving generative AI,” says Bill Baer, former DOJ & FTC official.

(I'm now covering antitrust Bloomberg Law -- send tips to [email protected]!✉️)

More than 75,000 Kaiser workers could go on strike next week. Their key concern: understaffing, intensified during COVID.
'We went from really having a problem on the horizon to having a crisis here and now,' said Caroline Lucas of Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions npr.org/2023/09/29/120…

The UAW launches a historic strike against all Big 3 automakers. Union president Shawn Fain: 'This is our generation's defining moment.' npr.org/2023/09/15/119…

UAW says if no contract by midnight it will launch its strike against the Detroit automakers, initially targeting a Ford assembly plant in Michigan, a GM assembly plant in Missouri, and a Stellantis assembly plant in Ohio. npr.org/2023/09/14/119…

The UAW 's push for a double-digit pay raise comes as workers across sectors are calling for substanital raises -- to keep up with inflation and make up for years of stagnant wages. Auto workers could strike next week, in large part over pay: npr.org/2023/09/07/119…

What's the deal with that newsroom raid on Marion Kansas?

I'll join NPR's All Things Considered's Ailsa Chang just past the hour with reporter Danielle Kaye to talk about what happened - and the greater implications for free speech and the press.

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Police raided a Kansas newsroom and a journalist's home. Media lawyers say this violates federal law. 'It normalizes something that shouldn't be happening - that Congress has said should not happen, that the First Amendment says should not happen.' npr.org/2023/08/14/119…

UPS has agreed to substantial wage increases for its ~340,000 unionized workers, including part-timers -- thereby averting a strike next week. More this afternoon on the UPS-Teamsters deal📻npr.org/2023/07/25/118…

The Louisville ZIP codes that have the highest prevalence of evictions are the ones where the most foreign-born residents live.

via Danielle Kaye Justin Hicks

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UPS workers across the country are prepared to strike if the company doesn't meet union demands in contract negotiations.

Teamsters Local 89 spox: “We are hopeful that this sends a message to the company that we’re not playing around.' lpm.org/news/2023-06-1…

“There’s no room to explain why you got evicted. Eviction is a one-sided story… This has made it really, really hard for me to find housing – at least decent housing, safe housing.”

By @npr’s Danielle Kaye

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'He decided that Breonna didn’t deserve justice.'
Tamika Palmer, Breonna's Taylor's mother, is joining social justice organizations to campaign against AG Daniel Cameron's bid for governor lpm.org/news/2023-06-0…

In Kentucky, evictions stay on tenants’ records for years after court proceedings, often preventing people from securing stable housing. Danielle Kaye reports state-level efforts to clear eviction records are gaining momentum.

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Louisville is facing an eviction crisis as federal COVID money dries up. Advocates/renters here say the city should invest in immediate relief to help people stay in their homes — and avoid going back to the pre-pandemic status quo. For 89.3 WFPL News : lpm.org/news/2023-05-1…

Andy Beshear to face Daniel Cameron in 2023 race for Kentucky governor lpm.org/news/2023-05-1…

Kelly Craft escalates anti-trans rhetoric, calls for excluding ‘transgenders’ from Kentucky schools. Story by Danielle Kaye: wkyufm.org/news/2023-05-0…