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labor movement
Public Approval of Unions Hits 57-Year High, Polling Finds
Public approval of unions has risen a remarkable 23 percent just over the past 13 years.
The Plea Bargain Originated as a Means to Undermine Working-Class Solidarity
By making jury trials obsolete, plea bargaining allows the American criminal legal system to run on autopilot.
Republicans Say They’ll Go After Labor Movement If They Take Control of House
Likely sensing the power of the labor movement, the GOP has compiled a shortlist of labor officials to go after.
Sanders Calls for Rent Control, Castigates Corporate “Vultures” in Fiery Speech
At a labor rally in Boston, Sanders said a strong labor movement is the public’s best bet to fight corporate power.
Sanders: “It Is Absolutely Imperative” for Progressives to Not Back Down
“The overall struggle that we are engaged in is not complicated. It is to struggle for justice in the deepest sense.”
Amazon Warehouse Workers in Albany File Petition to Unionize
If workers are successful, they could form the company’s second-ever union.
Second Trader Joe’s Has Voted to Unionize With Landslide Win
Workers voted to join Trader Joe’s United, an independent union, by a 55 to 5 vote.
Starbucks Files “False and Absurd” Kidnapping Charges Against Unionized Workers
The union says that audio and video evidence show that the kidnapping charges are false.
Massachusetts Trader Joe’s Workers Celebrate Forming Company’s First-Ever Union
The vote is yet another win for workers who are defying the odds to unionize at national chains.
Starbucks Workers Officially Reach 200 Union Election Victories
Starbucks Workers United reached the milestone after a Cleveland, Ohio, store won a campaign on Friday.