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Lowe’s Workers in New Orleans Petition to Form Company’s First-Ever Union
If successful, workers for the home improvement store would be the first of the company’s 1,723 stores to form a union.
Starbucks Kept List of Pro-Union Employees to Punish, Ex-Manager Says
Managers at the company would comb over employees’ records for nonunion-related infractions, he testified.
Workers Make $1.3 Million More Through Their Careers When They’re in a Union
This is more than the lifetime salary premium that typically comes with a college degree, researchers found.
California Amazon Workers File to Join Amazon Labor Union
The Moreno Valley Amazon warehouse workers are the first Amazon workers in California to seek to unionize.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Faces Outrage Over New Postal Service Price Hikes
DeJoy told consumers to expect USPS prices to continue rising “at an uncomfortable rate” for the foreseeable future.
Biden Officials Propose Reclassifying Uber, Lyft Gig Workers as Employees
Labor activists have long advocated for a crackdown on companies like Uber and their ability to exploit workers.
After 18 Months, Striking Warrior Met Miners and Families Hold the Line
The Warrior Met strike epitomizes the imbalance of power between Wall Street and workers.
US Is Overcome With Debt and Death. Let’s Fight Inequality to Stop This Crisis.
It is not debt cancellation that the nation can’t afford -- it is widening inequality that is too costly.
Union Filings Grew by 53 Percent This Fiscal Year, Marking Growing Union Wave
The data shows the growing strength and boldness of the labor movement over the past year.
Wage Growth Slows Even as Unemployment Ticks Back Down to 3.5 Percent
Wages have grown at a pace consistent with the Fed’s inflation target.