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Five Starbucks Locations Have Filed to Unionize Over the Past Six Days
Starbucks employees in New Jersey and Florida are the latest to join the union wave within the company.
Thousands of Workers at Kroger-Owned Grocery Stores in Colorado Are on Strike
Union members rejected the company’s latest contract offer on Tuesday.
Second Starbucks Location Unionizes as Union Wave Sweeps Stores Across the US
The Genesee Street location in Buffalo, New York, voted 15 to 9 in favor of unionization.
Starbucks Workers in Chicago, Ohio and Oregon Join Unionization Efforts
The three stores bring the total to about 16 Starbucks locations that have filed to unionize.
Columbia University Student Workers Triumph in Campaign for First Union Contract
The strike lasted ten weeks, but this agreement is the culmination of almost ten years of organizing.
Schools Need More Resources Before They Can Open Safely, Chicago Teacher Says
A Chicago teacher discusses this week’s vote to move to remote learning and the backlash from Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
21 States Hike Minimum Wage as Pressure Mounts to Raise $7.25 Federal Wage Floor
More than 20 states across the U.S. increased their minimum wages on the first day of 2022.
Widespread Discontent Drove Labor’s Advances in the Private Sector in 2021
The resurgence of the U.S. labor movement remains nascent, but working-class power is beginning to regain its footing.
Workers at First Unionized Starbucks Walk Off Job to Protest Working Conditions
The workers are protesting unsafe working conditions, especially management’s failure to address COVID-related concerns.
New York Times Parent Company Interfered With Union Efforts, Labor Board Says
Tech workers were forbidden from sharing pro-union imagery, the National Labor Relations Board said.