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Retail Workers Are Organizing for Safety and Dignified Pay Amid Holiday Rush
Confronted with understaffing, maskless customers and ruthless bosses, retail workers are organizing and speaking out.
Kellogg Strike Ends After 11 Weeks as Workers Approve New Contract
The contract ratification came after the company threatened to permanently replace striking workers.
Ocasio-Cortez and Warren Pressure Amazon to Explain Its Role in Tornado Deaths
“Amazon profits should never come at the cost of workers’ lives, health, and safety,” the lawmakers wrote.
Apple Employee Blows Whistle on Illegal Spying and Toxic Working Conditions
Complaints alleging illegal surveillance, whistleblower retaliation and workplace safety have been found to have merit.
Kellogg Says It Has Tentative Deal With Union as It Faces Mounting Pressure
The new agreement makes few moves on the company’s two-tier employee structure, which workers are staunchly against.
Low Wages and Exploitative Conditions Are Sparking Graduate Student Strikes
Whatever gains the striking union at Columbia University wins will be looked to as a model by other campus efforts.
Kentucky to Investigate Termination Threats to Workers at Factory That Collapsed
The Mayfield, Kentucky, factory collapsed, killing eight workers inside, after a tornado hit the area on Friday night.
After Big Win in Buffalo, Starbucks Workers in Massachusetts File to Unionize
If the workers are successful, they’ll be among the first Starbucks stores to form a union.
Spokesman Callously Says It’s a Miracle “Only 8” Died in Candle Factory Collapse
Workers' rights advocates say companies' inclement weather policies are in desperate need of change.
Progressive Lawmakers Signal Support for Four-Day Workweek Proposal
The 40-hour week has been the standard for nearly 90 years -- but labor advocates say it’s time for a change.