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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.
Sanders Is Traveling to Rally With Amazon and Starbucks Workers This Weekend
Sanders is going to New York and Virginia to meet with the workers waging historic union campaigns.
First Apple Store Files for Union With at Least 6 Other Campaigns Underway
About 70 percent of the workers at the Atlanta store signed union cards for their petition.
Data Reveals 63 Percent of Hourly Starbucks Workers Make Under $15 an Hour
Though Starbucks claims to be progressive, most of its workers make less than a living wage in most states.
Poll Finds 75 Percent of Americans Support Amazon Workers’ Union Efforts
Support is especially strong among young Democrats, who were 91 percent in favor of the Amazon union.
Starbucks Workers Strike to Protest the Company’s Harsh Union Busting
Coast to coast, workers began protesting on Friday against the company’s recent anti-union moves.
Congressional Workers Urge House Leaders to Schedule Vote on Their Union
The legislation to formally authorize the union was introduced over two months ago, but has yet to be brought to a vote.
Labor Board’s Top Counsel Makes a Formal Move to Make It Easier to Unionize
The NLRB’s general counsel issued a brief calling on the board to reinstate the Joy Silk doctrine.
Workers at Over 100 Facilities Have Contacted Amazon Union in Just 1 Week
If Amazon Labor Union’s count is accurate, that represents about 10 percent of the company’s facilities.
Labor Officials Find Starbucks Illegally Fired 7 Union Organizers in Memphis
The “Memphis Seven,” terminated in February, consisted of nearly the entire organizing committee at their store.