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Bernie Sanders Demands Biden Cancel Amazon Contracts Over Union-Busting
Sanders says the federal government must stop “handing out corporate welfare to union busters.”
Caregiving Is Work. Parents Deserve Welfare Free From Unpaid Work Requirements.
Caregivers' victories around the world show the real possibility of winning pay for unwaged motherworkers in the U.S.
Delta Announces It Will Pay Flight Attendants During Boarding Amid Union Push
The change “shows that Delta could have been paying Flight Attendants for boarding all along,” the union wrote.
Sanders Calls on Biden to Invite Starbucks, Amazon Union Workers to White House
“Biden has talked more about unions than any other president in my lifetime,” Sanders said. “But talk is not enough.”
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.
Bernie Sanders Urges Congress to Reject Bailout for Bezos Space Company
Sanders condemned legislation that, if approved, could provide the billionaire's company with a lucrative NASA contract.