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| 02.10.2024 | Amazon hit with US labor board complaint over 'joint employment' of drivers | Amazon.com has been accused by a U.S. labor board of illegally refusing to bargain with a union representing drivers employed by a contractor, the agency announced on Wednesday.
The complaint from the National Labor Relations Board claims t... |
| 25.09.2024 | Business | Colorado food nonprofit pays $450k to workers fired for unionizing | “Workers have a right to take collective action free from employer retaliation. The work by Region 27 staff to obtain this settlement exemplifies their diligence and dedication to employees’ rights,” said Matthew S. Lomax, Denver regional d... |
| 06.09.2024 | Amazon challenges US labor board's structure in lawsuit over union election | :Amazon.com sued a U.S. labor board on Thursday, accusing it of illegally interfering in a union election at a New York City warehouse and claiming the agency's structure violates the U.S. Constitution.
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| 18.08.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Kate Andrias: Amazon, SpaceX and others are arguing labor agency is unconstitutional
By Kate Andrias | By Kate Andrias
Amazon, SpaceX, Starbucks and Trader Joe’s have all responded to allegations that they have violated labor laws with the same bold argument. The National Labor Relations Board, they assert in several ongoing legal proceeding... |
| 15.08.2024 | A Franchise Attorney and 20-Year Industry Expert Weighs in on How the Election Will Impact Small Businesses We asked an attorney and franchise veteran what the industry should be looking for as electi... | 2024 has been turbulent for the franchising industry. The ongoing joint employer saga — which was not settled until late July — had franchise owners grappling with the uncertainty of the industry-killing regulation. At the same time, inflat... |
| 14.08.2024 | The Labor Battlefield: UAW Takes Aim at Trump and Musk | The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has thrown down the gauntlet. In a bold move, they have filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against former President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The allegations? Inti... |
| 14.08.2024 | UAW accuses Trump, Musk of trying to intimidate workers in labor complaints | United StatesUAW accuses Trump, Musk of trying to intimidate workers in labor complaints
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| 13.08.2024 | National Politics | Harris cautiously rolls out policy, aiming to outmaneuver Trump and address 2020 liabilities | The first major window into her thinking came this past weekend, with a proposal pulled not from the policy backwaters of the Biden administration or the cutting-room floor of the legislative process but from her rival: Trump.
Harris announ... |
| 13.08.2024 | National Politics | Auto workers union seeks NLRB investigation of Trump and Musk comments about firing striking workers | The NLRB said it would investigate the complaints, one filed against the Trump campaign and the other naming Tesla Inc., the electric vehicle, battery and solar panel manufacturer based in Austin, Texas, and led by Musk.
The charges stem fr... |
| 25.07.2024 | Disneyland on the Brink: A Possible Strike Looms After 40 Years**
** | ** Disneyland, the happiest place on Earth, may soon find itself in the midst of a storm. A potential strike looms over Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, marking the first labor action in 40 years. The stakes are high, and tensions ... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Franchising Frontier: Navigating Political Waters and Digital Growth**
** | ** In the ever-evolving landscape of American business, franchising stands as a beacon of opportunity. It’s a model that blends entrepreneurship with established brands, creating a unique ecosystem that thrives on innovation and adaptabilit... |
| 25.07.2024 | Xbox Game Pass Overhaul: A Storm in the Gaming Community**
** | ** The gaming world is buzzing. Xbox has shaken things up with its Game Pass subscription service. The changes are big. They’ve raised prices and altered tiers. Gamers are not happy. The uproar is palpable. The heart of the controversy? The... |
| 22.07.2024 | In a 'Landmark Victory' for Franchises, NLRB Drops Expanded Joint Employer Appeal — Here's What it Means for Businesses The attempt to implement the expanded Joint Employer Rule is "finally finis... | The proposed expanded joint employer rule, which an International Franchise Association (IFA)-led coalition challenged in federal court, was defeated Friday when The National Labor Relations Board dropped its appeal of an earlier ruling in ... |
| 21.07.2024 | В Диснейленде может пройти первая за 40 лет забастовка | Как сообщает NBC, точное число проголосовавших не разглашается, при этом 99% участников проголосовали за проведение забастовки. Она может стать первой в Диснейленде за последние 40 лет.
Профсоюзы ведут переговоры с руководством парка Disney... |
| 20.07.2024 | Four Takeaways for the Franchise Industry From My Time at the Republican National Convention Matt Haller, President and CEO of the IFA, says the stakes are high for franchisors and franchisees in the ... | Kicking off hours after an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate, the Republican National Convention took on heightened significance this year. In my role as President and CEO of the International Franchise Association (IFA), I ... |
| 27.06.2024 | U.S. Supreme Court Say No More In-House Tribunals for the SEC, Other Federal Regulators
21Shares Exec on Future of Crypto ETFs | Ang Korte Suprema ng US ay nagpasya noong Huwebes na alisin sa US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ang ONE sa mga pangunahing proseso ng pagpapatupad nito, na nagpasya sa isang 6-3 na boto na ang paggamit ng pederal na ahensya ng mg... |
| 24.06.2024 | История профсоюзов Activision Blizzard | Несколько месяцев назад на нашем портале выходила новость о том, что тестировщики Activision Blizzard создали профсоюз. Интересуетесь ли вы новостями игрового мира или нет, но, скорее всего, вы уже слышали о том, что жизнь в геймдеве не сах... |
| 19.06.2024 | A D.C. Federal Court Declined to Rule on a Challenge to the Joint Employer Rule. Here's What This Update Means for the Franchise Industry. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has postponed ... | Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit postponed hearing a case brought by the Service Employee's International Union (SEIU) over the National Labor Relations Board's expanded Joint Employer Rule. Instead,... |
| 30.05.2024 | Biden's dealmaker: How Julie Su helped broker a union contract in hostile South | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Acting Labor Department secretary Julie Su just helped secure a labor contract for more than 1,500 newly unionized workers at a school bus manufacturer in Georgia — a region typically hostile to union... |
| 20.05.2024 | Disneyland character performers in California vote to unionize | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Disneyland character performers in Anaheim, California, voted to unionize with the Actors' Equity Association, the National Labor Relations Board confirmed Sunday.
By the numbers: Disneyland Resort ca... |
| 17.05.2024 | Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama reject UAW | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Manufacturing workers at Mercedes-Benz in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, voted against joining the UAW in a reminder of how difficult it is to form unions in the South.
Why it matters: The UAW had been h... |
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Support for labor unions grew in 2023, with workers voting to unionize 83% of the time, according to the National Labor Relations Board.
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| 13.05.2024 | Apple defeats union campaign at New Jersey retail store | Apple employees at a New Jersey retail store have voted against joining a union, potentially stifling momentum for a push to organise the tech giant's workforce nationwide.
Workers at the store in Short Hills, New Jersey, voted 57-41 agains... |
| 12.05.2024 | Maryland Apple Store Workers Rally for Better Conditions as They Authorize First Strike | By Inno Flores
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Workers at the inaugural Apple Store to unionize have taken a significant step by cons... |
| 08.05.2024 | What the NLRB Appeal of the Expanded Joint Employer Rule Judgment Means for Your Business With this action by the NLRB, the once-dead expanded rule could be resurrected by a federal appeals court. Her... | - |
| 02.05.2024 | NLRB Judge Rules Amazon CEO's Comments Violated Federal Laws Regarding Unions | Inno Flores, Tech Times 02 May 2024, 10:05 pm
Following a well-known trend in the country where wealthy corporate leaders speak out against unions, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy took to the media in 2022.
His message? Warning about the potential ne... |
| 01.05.2024 | Google employees sacked over Israel protests counter CEO's claims: 'Sundar Pichai can say he...' | In a recent blog post, Google CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted how employees also need to be more focused 'in how we work, collaborate, discuss and even disagree.'
Among the 50 Google employees who were recently fired for protesting the compan... |
| 01.05.2024 | Google Doodle Honors Workers, Celebrates Labor Day 2024 | Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 01 May 2024, 05:05 am
Google Doodle's latest edition commemorates International Labor Day 2024, symbolizing the dedication and hard work of workers worldwide. The doodle showcases the diverse range of tasks perfor... |
| 30.04.2024 | Google Faces Backlash for Firing Software Engineer Amid Anti-War Protests Allegations | Inno Flores, Tech Times 30 April 2024, 11:04 pm
Following an anti-war demonstration, Google reportedly terminated its software engineer despite his claim that he was not actively participating in the protest.
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| 30.04.2024 | Volkswagen accepts UAW unionization vote at Tennessee plant | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Volkswagen has accepted workers' vote to unionize at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Why it matters: The factory's employees overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers, making them the ... |
| 20.04.2024 | UAW on the cusp of historic victory at Volkswagen plant in Tennessee | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Union insiders and outside observers predict the United Auto Workers union will secure a historic victory Friday night at the sprawling Volkswagen plant here.
Why it matters: Volksw... |
| 17.04.2024 | Actors who portray Disney characters at Disneyland poised to take next step in unionization effort | Workers who bring Disney characters to life at the entertainment giant's West Coast amusement parks said on Wednesday they have gathered enough signatures to unionize.
More than two-thirds of roughly 1,700 eligible Disney performers, includ... |
| 11.04.2024 | Senate Passes Legislation to Rescind Unworkable Joint Employer Rule, Protect North Dakota Businesses | WASHINGTON – In late October 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a final rule to expand the circumstances under which a company may be considered a joint employer. The new rule undermines the franchise business model by... |
| 25.03.2024 | VW workers in Tennessee will vote in April on whether to join UAW | World at WorkVW workers in Tennessee will vote in April on whether to join UAW
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A banner is seen as Union members picket General Motors (GM) in the midst of a tentative deal being reached with the ... |
| 10.03.2024 | Dartmouth men's basketball is the first college team to vote to unionize. But the fight over the future of college sports could just be beginning. | Economy Dartmouth men's basketball is the first college team to vote to unionize. But the fight over the future of college sports could just be beginning.
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| 05.03.2024 | SpaceX faces hearing on engineers fired after criticizing Elon Musk over sexism | :A U.S. labor board judge on Tuesday held a hearing in a case accusing rocket maker SpaceX of illegally firing eight engineers for criticizing CEO Elon Musk and accusing him of sexist conduct in a letter to company executives.
The case befo... |
| 06.02.2024 | Dartmouth men's basketball can unionize, labor board says | Dartmouth men's basketball players are employees at their university and can proceed with creating a union, a National Labor Relations Board regional official determined Monday.
Why it matters: If they vote to unionize, the players at the I... |
| 05.02.2024 | NLRB says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, setting stage for union vote | A National Labor Relations Board regional official ruled on Monday that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, clearing the way for an election that would create the first-ever labor union for NCAA athletes.
All 15 member... |
| 14.01.2024 | SpaceX is trying to take down the NLRB after a group of employees wrote an open letter denouncing Elon Musk's embarrassing behavior | Politics SpaceX is trying to take down the NLRB after a group of employees wrote an open letter denouncing Elon Musk's embarrassing behavior
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| 19.12.2023 | eBay Violated Labor Law Trying to Bust Its First Union, NLRB Finds | “eBay has decided repeatedly to not do the right thing. Every stage of this process, they’ve attempted to delay and make this process more difficult,” Salerius said. “I want to believe that the NLRB finding merit to these charges would chan... |
| 25.10.2023 | Starbucks threatened to deny abortion travel benefits for workers seeking to unionize, judge says | A month after the U.S. Supreme Court voided the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, Starbucks told workers trying to unionize in Wisconsin that they risked losing coverage of travel costs for the procedure.
The coffee giant's threat t... |
| 29.09.2023 | NLRB Files Complaint Against Ridiculously Overbroad Non-Compete As An Unfair Labor Practice | We’ve been on this soapbox for over 15 years now. There are reams upon reams of evidence that the single greatest reason why California became the innovation hub that it became (in both Silicon Valley and Hollywood) was because it effective... |
| 23.09.2023 | Can college sports teams unionize? We're about to find out. | Players on the Dartmouth men's NCAA basketball team have filed a petition to unionize. Doug Austin/Dartmouth Sports
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| 02.09.2023 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Mark Weisbrot: Labor faces a partisan divide on most important issues | By Mark Weisbrot
“In the wealthiest country in the history of the world, tens of millions struggle to put food on the table, find affordable housing, affordable healthcare, affordable prescription drugs, affordable childcare and affordable ... |
| 15.08.2023 | Grindr employees working from home were given 2 weeks to decide to move across the country to work in person or lose their jobs | Grindr App Thomas Trutschel/Getty Images
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Employees at LGBTQ+ dating site Grindr are being asked to return to work in person.
The company gave employees two weeks to decide if they could move by October.
The company's employees sa... |
| 06.08.2023 | US postal workers say the agency's productivity tracking and inconsistent training is life-threatening amid extreme heat | Earlier this year, Texas letter carrier Eugene Gates Jr. died on the job while the heat index was at 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
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| 18.06.2023 | Mercedes jumps into the ChatGPT fray and Toyota plays catch-up | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.
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| 31.05.2023 | Noncompete clauses 'chill' worker rights and are usually illegal, NLRB lawyer says | American Airlines workers picket at O'Hare International Airport on November 15, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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Noncompete clauses likely violate federal labor law, NLRB's general counsel wrote Tuesday.
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| 19.05.2023 | Dancers at a topless bar in LA are set to become the first unionized strippers in the US in a decade | Employees of Star Garden Topless Dive Bar became the first union of strippers in the US in a decade. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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Employees at Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood California voted to unionize.
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| 27.04.2023 | YouTube Music contractors won a historic union election, which means Google could have to negotiate with a labor group for the first time | Contact workers who support YouTube Music won their union election 41-0.
The workers are employed by Cognizant, but the NLRB has ruled Google is a joint employer.
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| 26.04.2023 | A group of YouTube music contractors votes to unionize | A group of contractors who work on YouTube Music have voted overwhelmingly to unionize, Alphabet Workers Union said Wednesday, citing votes counted Wednesday by the National Labor Relations Board.
Why it matters: The vote shows the push to ... |
| 26.04.2023 | Salt Bae's former employees describe tip theft, discrimination, and polyester uniforms within the memeable meat empire | Redeem now
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The suggestion of luxury begins the moment you walk up to a Nusr-Et restaurant.
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| 17.04.2023 | Can Whistleblowing Save Tech? | In 2021, former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen disclosed tens of thousands of pages of internal Facebook documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, and the Wall Street Journal. The so-called Facebook Files expos... |
| 06.04.2023 | Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Reminds People He Laid Off That If They Disparage Him He May Sue Them | Elon Musk has repeatedly referred to himself as a “free speech absolutist” and promised that on his Twitter even his “worst critics” would be welcome. |
| 01.04.2023 | A union said 5 Apple Store workers were fired illegally for trying to organize | A union said five workers at Apple stores in two states were fired illegally.
The Communications Workers of America union filed two Unfair Labor Practice charges.
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| 01.04.2023 | Elon Musk broke the law with a tweet about Tesla stock options, court rules | Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla. Getty Images
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Elon Musk broke labor law with a 2018 tweet about Tesla employees' stock options, a court ruled.
The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said Musk threatened staff in the wake of a unionization... |
| 31.03.2023 | 3 Ways To Help Close The Gender Wage Gap | Close-up of a banner demanding equal pay for women and an end to the wage gap. (Photo by Creative ... [+] Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images |
| 16.03.2023 | Companies That Care Day Timeline and List of Tech Companies | Urian B., Tech Times 16 March 2023, 04:03 am
In the modern workplace and to ensure that the working environment is sustainable, companies have to work on maintaining their workers' physical and mental health. One way to do this is to create... |
| 24.02.2023 | Elon Musk faces upward of $130 million in legal costs to fight laid-off Twitter workers over severance pay | Elon Musk last month offered thousands of laid-off Twitter workers a limited severance deal.
Over 1,000 of the workers are now fighting for more through arbitration, a costly legal process.
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| 22.02.2023 | Employers can't force you to keep quiet to get severance, labor board decides, reversing Trump-era rulings | The NLRB ruled that employers can not require employees to sign non-disparagement clauses as part of a severance agreement. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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| 03.02.2023 | YouTube Music contractors strike over alleged unfair labor practices | A group of 40 YouTube Music workers went on strike Friday. Employed by Alphabet subcontractor Cognizant, the striking workers allege that both companies’ management have leveraged unfair labor practices to get in the way of their union driv... |
| 30.01.2023 | Labor officials found that Apple execs infringed on workers’ rights | The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found merit to complaints that high-level executives at Apple violated national labor law. This finding comes after the NLRB also found that Apple illegally interfered with labor organizing at retai... |
| 13.01.2023 | Spy software found a worker wasn't working as much as she said. Now she must repay her wages. | A Canadian accountant has been ordered to repay her employer for "time theft" after the company's tracking software determined that she was performing personal tasks while she claimed to be working. The court ruling marks one of t... |
| 20.12.2022 | Two Tesla employees say they were illegally fired for complaining about Elon Musk's tweets and strict return-to-office policy | The workers allege they were fired for complaining about Musk's tweets. Patrick Pleul/AP
Two Tesla workers claim they were illegally fired for criticizing Elon Musk and company policy.
They filed complaints with the National Labor Relations... |
| 19.12.2022 | Tesla accused of illegally firing employees critical of Musk | Tesla is being accused of firing two California-based employees for being part of a group that was discussing and drafting letters that were critical of CEO Elon Musk’s strict return-to-office policy and Musk’s tweets, according to complain... |
| 07.12.2022 | US labor officials say Apple violated the law by allegedly interrogating employees and holding mandatory meetings about unionization | An Atlanta NLRB director found merit to allegations that Apple violated labor law.
The allegations included that Apple held captive audience meetings, interrogated workers, and made coercive statements.
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| 06.12.2022 | Apple illegally interfered with union organizing in Atlanta, labor board finds | In April, an Apple Store in Atlanta became the first of the company’s American retail locations to file for a union election. Yet about a month later, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) withdrew its request for an election. The lab... |
| 10.11.2022 | Wells Fargo accused of union busting as workers try to organize | One of the nation's largest labor groups is accusing Wells Fargo of trying to deter employees at the financial giant from forming a union.
The Communication Workers of America filed two charges against Wells Fargo this week, alleging that m... |
| 03.11.2022 | The federal government wants to stop your boss from spying on you | ljubaphoto/Getty Images
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Companies are using surveillance technologies to keep tabs on remote workers.
But a top government labor lawyer says some employers have gone too far.
Under current law, some level of employee surveillance... |
| 03.11.2022 | Gen Z's not lazy — they're just refusing to put up with the toxic work culture that boomers created | I
saiah Thomas was only 7 years old in 2008, but he was old enough to understand that his family was struggling. He noticed his parents were around less: They'd go straight to sleep once they got home from work and were out the door first t... |
| 31.10.2022 | Employees took advantage of the Great Resignation. Now employers are about to take revenge. | This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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Something shocking has happened in the US economy over the past few years: average workers have started to get ahead.
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| 25.10.2022 | YouTube Music Workers Filed for Union Recognition in Austin, Texas | Inno Flores, Tech Times 25 October 2022, 03:10 am
Several employees from YouTube Music filed for union recognition and sought bargaining power after having 58 signs of union cards, together with the National Labor Relations Board.
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| 11.10.2022 | Being in a union means you could make $1.3 million more over your lifetime | People march in the middle of East Pine Street during the "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally and march in Seattle, Washington on April 23, 2022. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images
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| 04.10.2022 | Activision Blizzard отказала тестировщикам Raven в повышении зарплаты из-за вступления в профсоюз | Национальный совет по трудовым отношениям США (NLRB) обнаружил, что Activision Blizzard не стала повышать зарплату команде тестировщиков в своей дочерней компании Raven Software. NLRB полагает, что это удержание связано со вступлением работ... |
| 27.09.2022 | MorningStar Farms plant workers reject union deal | Workers at Kellogg’s MorningStar Farms’ plant in Zanesville, Ohio voted down a proposal to unionize, Bloomberg Law reported.
The total was 141 to 82 against unionizing, according to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) tally.
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| 17.09.2022 | Workers are getting bolder. The number of strikes tripled from last year as Americans see their wages shrink and bosses profit. | Keisha Richardson, 15-year Kellogg employee, waves to cars honking as they pass by as she gathers with union workers from Kellogg's while they picketed outside the cereal maker's headquarters last year. REUTERS/Emily Elconin/File Photo
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| 14.09.2022 | Starbucks introduces new benefits for employees — as long as they aren't in a union | Starbucks introduced new financial-focused employee benefits on Monday, but they are only available for non-unionized employees.
The company outlined two new efforts to help employees with their finances: My Starbucks Savings, which will al... |
| 10.09.2022 | Meet the union leaders powering a wave of organizing at Amazon, Starbucks, Target, and more | Redeem now
Derrick Palmer's campaign base was a Staten Island bus stop.
For nearly a year, he would pitch up at the stop day and night with two tables and a tent, along with other leaders of the Amazon Labor Union.
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| 05.09.2022 | Not your dad's union: America's labor movement pushed for student loan forgiveness. Next they're tackling reproductive justice and your right to quiet quit. | Aschalew Asabie speaks with Liz Shuler as thousands welcome back Congress by marching for Citizenship, Care, And Climate Justice on September 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for CPD Action
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| 04.09.2022 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: John Logan: America is in the middle of a labor mobilization moment | By John Logan
Labor Day 2022 comes smack bang in the middle of what is increasingly looking like a pivotal year in the history of American unions.
The summer has seen a steady stream of workforce mobilizations. Employees at Trader Joe’s loc... |
| 31.08.2022 | Jewish Google worker writes letter saying she's quitting, accuses the company of 'creating an environment of fear' for employees who support Palestine | A Jewish Google employee wrote a letter saying she's leaving the company because of alleged retaliation.
Ariel Koren accused Google of "complicity in violations of Palestinian human rights."
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| 30.08.2022 | Tesla's policy requiring workers wear plain black t-shirts, or those with Tesla logos, at work is 'unlawful,' National Labor Relations Board rules | The National Labor Relations Board ruled Tesla can't restrict workers from wearing union insignia.
Wearing union insignia is a "critical form of protected communication," an NLRB chairman said.
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| 30.08.2022 | How unions are winning again, in 4 charts | Amazon, Apple, Chipotle, REI, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s. It feels like every day brings a new, surprising union.
Workers are organizing at some of the most well-known companies in America and in industries previously thought un-unionizable. T... |
| 25.08.2022 | Starbucks is not playing nice with its new union | Workers at a Starbucks right outside the University of Texas campus in Austin filed to unionize in March and won their election by a landslide in June. It’s now nearing the end of August, and union workers say their requests to begin bargai... |
| 23.08.2022 | GE plant workers push for union in Alabama in key test of labor strength | With workers around the U.S. moving to unionize at a rate not seen in decades, employees at a GE plant in Alabama are the latest to file for union representation.
Manufacturing workers at the GE Aviation plant in Auburn, Alabama, filed on M... |
| 13.08.2022 | A second Trader Joe’s just unionized. It could be the next Starbucks. | A Trader Joe’s in downtown Minneapolis became the second unionized location in the US on Friday, less than a month after a Massachusetts location became the first. One in Boulder, Colorado, could be next, bringing the effort to unionize the... |
| 28.07.2022 | Trader Joe's workers vote yes to first unionized store | Trader Joe's is getting its first union location after workers at a store in Hadley, Massachusetts, voted to unionize, joining a wave of labor organizing in retail that has swept companies including Amazon, Apple and Starbucks.
Workers vote... |
| 25.07.2022 | Kellogg workers push for union at MorningStar Farms plant | Dive Brief:
Workers at Kellogg’s Zanesville, Ohio, factory, which produces MorningStar Farms plant-based products, are seeking to unionize, according to a petition to the National Labor Relations Board filed by The Bakery, Confectionery, To... |
| 21.07.2022 | I got fired for sharing my salary on TikTok — and cried for days straight | More On: viral videos
‘My family of six lives in a toolshed, use a bucket as a toilet and love it’ Raging rat brutally attacks pigeon in NYC showdown I sang in the streets until a heckler left me in tears: ‘You don’t have it’ ‘Pink sauce’ s... |
| 21.07.2022 | Amy's Kitchen closes California factory, eliminating 331 jobs | Dive Brief:
Amy’s Kitchen abruptly closed its factory in San Jose, California this week. It employed 331 people. According to paperwork filed with the state, the plant will officially close on Sept. 16, but manufacturing operations ceased o... |
| 20.07.2022 | Chipotle says it’s shuttering a store due to ‘excessive’ staff sick days, but union organizers aren’t buying it | Sign up for the Fortune Features email list so you don’t miss our biggest features, exclusive interviews, and investigations.
Chipotle has become the latest U.S. corporation to join in on the nation’s growing unionization wars.
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| 15.07.2022 | San Francisco to Starbucks: Get ready for more unions | As an increasing number of Starbucks employees attempt to unionize across the country, proposed legislation may make it easier for the coffee company workers to organize in San Francisco.
District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston introduced a reso... |
| 05.07.2022 | How Starbucks workers’ unionizing efforts are leading a national groundswell | “Across the negotiating table, we’ll hear a shared voice, mediated through a third-party — one who is coming to know who we are and how we operate for the first time,” reads a public-facing message from the company on its new partner-focuse... |
| 24.06.2022 | Can Big Tech manage the surging wave of unionization? | The news: Tech workers around the country are preparing to embrace the labor movement after decades of being “left behind.”
“It is going to be a great change,” said David Sullivan, an executive of the union that recently celebrated a first-... |
| 23.06.2022 | Starbucks used "array of illegal tactics" against unionizing workers, labor regulators say | The National Labor Relations Board is asking a federal court to order Starbucks to stop using what the federal agency calls an "array of illegal tactics" aimed at workers involved in unionization efforts at the coffee chain's stor... |
| 22.06.2022 | Unions And Stress—What Businesses Should Learn | Union protest. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images |
| 16.06.2022 | Amazon held 25 mandatory anti-union meetings each day in the weeks leading up to the Staten Island union vote | An Amazon official disclosed the grueling meeting schedule during testimony on Wednesday.
The meeting schedule lasted from 8 a.m. until 4 a.m. the next day for six weeks.
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| 30.05.2022 | Amid a growing Starbucks union drive, digital orders increasing play a role | “What you will see is the coming transformation and re-imagination of the Starbucks customer and partner experiences,” Schultz said.
Anastasia Christman, a senior policy analyst for the National Employment Law Project, said the recent union... |
| 25.04.2022 | Amazon faces another union vote this month | Around 1,500 eligible workers at the Staten Island LD5 sorting facility will vote on whether or not to join the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), a newly formed union founded by a group of current and former Amazon warehouse workers.
Voting will ru... |
| 22.04.2022 | NLRB rules Activision Blizzard’s first union at Raven Software can vote for recognition | The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled today that the first union at a major U.S. gaming company can file for a formal union election.
In January, the quality assurance (QA) department of Raven Software, a division of Activision Bl... |
