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Labor Officials Find Amazon Threatened Pro-Union Workers With Wage Cuts
NLRB officials found the company threatened workers in captive audience meetings that they would have their wages cut.
Trader Joe’s Workers Announce New Union Effort in Letter to CEO
Despite the company’s progressive image, workers say that the company has increasingly treated them as disposable.
Labor Board: Starbucks Must Reinstate 7 Workers the Company Fired in Memphis
The board also asked the courts to swiftly issue a judgment against the company to avoid further harm to the union push.
In Historic Vote, Congressional Staffers Win Right to Unionize
Congressional staffers will now be able to start forming unions on an office-by-office basis.
Starbucks Hit With Lawsuit From Labor Board Over Anti-Union Employee Guidelines
There are 19 sections of the company’s employee handbook that violate labor laws, the labor board found.
The House Will Vote Next Week on Allowing Its Staffers to Unionize
The Congressional Workers Union, which has been organizing for over a year, is urging members to vote “yes.”
Starbucks Announces Wage Raises — But Only for Stores That Aren’t Unionizing
The union has filed charges with the labor board over the move, which is potentially illegal.
Biden May Invite Starbucks and Amazon Union Organizers to the White House
Sen. Bernie Sanders called on the president to invite workers to the White House last week.
Sanders Warns Democrats: Back Union Movement Now or Face Defeat This Fall
“To turn your back on the working class, in general, is political suicide,” he said in a new interview.
149 Democrats Demand More Cash for Underfunded Labor Board as Union Push Spreads
The NLRB’s field staff has been cut in half over the past 20 years as it's faced budget shortfalls.