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New York’s Essential Workers Stop Traffic to Secure Benefits, Pandemic Relief
Labor and immigrant rights groups are coming together to demand funding for the state's most vulnerable workers.
Hershey’s Is Trying to Sugarcoat Its Union-Busting Campaign
Employees are speaking out about long hours, company surveillance and harsh retaliation for union activity.
Starbucks Brought Former CEO Howard Schultz Back to Union Bust, Workers Say
The company board has told shareholders that Starbucks plans to plow forward with union busting under Schultz.
Sanders Pans Jeff Bezos as Amazon Workers Walk Out Over Low Pay
About 60 Amazon workers across two states walked out on Wednesday demanding higher pay.
We Need to Build a Labor Movement That’s Willing to Break the Law
It’s time to bring back class struggle unionism with its worker-led militancy, says veteran labor organizer Joe Burns.
Labor Board Finds Starbucks Illegally Retaliated Against Union Organizers
The complaint came just one day before Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson announced that he’s stepping down.
Starbucks Union Files Complaint Saying Company Is Cutting Hours to Union Bust
Workers have had between two and 15 hours cut from their weekly schedules, according to a union survey.
Texas Organizers Win Partial Victory to Defend Public Transit From Privatization
Local governments are trying to replace public transit under the guise of “microtransit.”
Three More Starbucks Stores in Buffalo Area Vote to Form Union
All three stores that had their ballots counted on Wednesday voted in favor of the union.
Starbucks’s Multimillion-Dollar Anti-Union Effort May Have Backfired
Successful Starbucks unions inspired more baristas to self-organize despite the company’s intimidation tactics.