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Starbucks May Soon Face Legal Consequences for Union Busting
An injunction from the labor board seeks to reinstate workers that it finds were illegally fired for being pro-union.
GOP States Gutting Unemployment Didn’t Bring Workers Back Faster, Study Shows
A “meaningful” number of Americans suffered as a result of unemployment cuts, said one of the authors of the study.
Second Amazon Warehouse on Staten Island Will Hold Union Vote on Monday
A second successful unionization vote would confirm the importance of the Amazon Labor Union's organizing model.
NLRB Needs Funding Influx to Defend Labor Rights Amid Organizing Upsurge
Workers want unions. They deserve an NLRB that can defend the right to form them.
Starbucks CEO Pushed Managers to Thwart Unionization Efforts, Leaked Video Shows
Labor advocates say that the company is becoming desperate as baristas continue to successfully organize their stores.
Just 2.5 Miles From Corporate Headquarters, Starbucks Roastery Votes to Unionize
Two of the three flagship roasteries in the U.S. are now unionized.
Sanders Is Traveling to Rally With Amazon and Starbucks Workers This Weekend
Sanders is going to New York and Virginia to meet with the workers waging historic union campaigns.
First Apple Store Files for Union With at Least 6 Other Campaigns Underway
About 70 percent of the workers at the Atlanta store signed union cards for their petition.
Thanks to Union Pressure, Democrats May Crack Down on Consultants’ Union-Busting
The move comes after revelations that Amazon hired a prominent Democratic polling firm for its union-busting campaign.
Data Reveals 63 Percent of Hourly Starbucks Workers Make Under $15 an Hour
Though Starbucks claims to be progressive, most of its workers make less than a living wage in most states.