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Amazon Slammed for Putting Profits Over Safety After 6 Die in Warehouse Collapse
Labor advocates condemned Amazon for requiring employees to work during Friday's tornado watch in the St. Louis area.
Biden Opposes Kellogg’s Plan to Hire Scabs as Workers Decide to Remain on Strike
President Joe Biden stated his support for legislation that bans the practice of hiring replacements for strikers.
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Celebrate Starbucks Workers’ Historic Union Victory
Workers at the Elmwood, Buffalo Starbucks location have voted overwhelmingly to form a union.
“Your Debt Is Someone Else’s Asset”: Calls Grow to Keep Student Loan Moratorium
The $15 trillion in U.S. household debt is a form of wealth transfer from the poor to the rich.
Buffalo Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form First-Ever Starbucks Union
Workers at the Elmwood location in Buffalo voted 19 to 8 to form a union.
Calls for Boycott Grow After Kellogg Says It’s Permanently Replacing Strikers
Workers have said they have to work over 80 hours a week with little room to receive raises for newer employees.
Warren Slams Hertz for Raising Prices 147 Percent While Pursuing $2B in Buybacks
The company paid out about $19 million in bonuses to executives surrounding its bankruptcy.
As Columbia’s Endowment Grows to $14 Billion, Student Workers Demand Living Wage
Three thousand student workers at New York City’s Columbia University are on their fifth week of strike.
Baristas in Buffalo Are Poised to Unionize Using Starbucks’s Own PR Against It
Workers United members say their union drive may succeed tomorrow in part by turning Starbucks's own PR against it.
$18 Minimum Wage May Soon Be on the Ballot in California
Progressive activist Joe Sanberg has pledged to fund the signature campaign to get the initiative on the ballot.