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Starbucks Workers Have Filed to Unionize 200 Stores
Workers have doubled the number of successfully unionized stores from 6 to 13 over the past few weeks.
Union Filings Have Increased 57 Percent in the Last Six Months, Labor Board Says
The labor board says that the increase in filings is evidence that the agency’s dwindling budget needs to be increased.
New York Amazon Workers Vote to Form Union in Historic First
The win will send shockwaves across the country and could serve as a catalyst for the burgeoning labor movement.
Iron Workers Union Files Nearly 150 Labor Charges Against One Trucking Company
The Iron Workers Union says that welders’ experience with G&D Integrated is the perfect case for labor law reform.
Starbucks Workers Unanimously Vote to Form Union in Seattle, Company’s Hometown
The Broadway and Denny store is located in incoming CEO Howard Schultz’s home district.
Sanders Tells Starbucks CEO to Stop Union Busting and “Obey the Law”
“This is a pivotal moment for Starbucks,” Bernie Sanders wrote in a letter to Howard Schultz. “End the union busting.”
Starbucks Workers Have Now Filed to Unionize at Over 150 Locations
Since the end of February, two stores have filed to unionize every day on average.
Hundreds of Chevron Workers Begin Strike as Company Refuses Further Bargaining
The company has brought in replacement workers who it has been training for a year.
Starbucks Brought Former CEO Howard Schultz Back to Union Bust, Workers Say
The company board has told shareholders that Starbucks plans to plow forward with union busting under Schultz.
Sanders Pans Jeff Bezos as Amazon Workers Walk Out Over Low Pay
About 60 Amazon workers across two states walked out on Wednesday demanding higher pay.