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People march in the middle of Broadway during the Fight Starbucks' Union Busting rally and march in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, 2022.
News
Economy & Labor

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.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 3, 2022
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Sen. Bernie Sanders joins Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls at a rally on the eve of the union election for the LDJ5 Amazon sorting center on April 24, 2022, in Staten Island, New York. Smalls successfully organized the JFK8 Amazon fulfillment center across the street, making it the first Amazon warehouse to unionize.
News
Economy & Labor

Labor Leaders Vow United Front Against Amazon Amid New Warehouse Union Election

Workers at the LDJ5 Amazon sorting center voted 618-380 against unionization, according to a final NLRB tally.
by
Candice Bernd,
Truthout
May 2, 2022
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Protesters take to the streets to mark May Day in New York City on May 1, 2021.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

On May Day, Let’s Link the Rising Labor Revolts to Community Struggles

Starbucks and Amazon workers have given us hope. Let’s be optimistic in our organizing and link our struggles together.
by
Barbara Ransby,
Truthout
May 1, 2022
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Lillian Cabral, head clerk supervisor for 44 years at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, casts her ballot at a strike authorization polling held by Service Employees International Union's local chapter, SEIU Local 721 in front of the hospital on April 20, 2022, in Los Angeles, CA.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

SEIU Members Are Voting to Strike in Los Angeles. Here’s Why.

SEIU Local 721 represents 95,000 members, which includes social service workers, nurses, librarians, and more.
by
Julia Wallace,
Left Voice
April 30, 2022
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Sutter Health nurses and health care workers hold signs as they participate in a one day strike outside of the California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus on April 18, 2022, in San Francisco, California.
Interview
Economy & Labor

On May Day, Let’s Make Bold Demands for Democracy at Work and in the Streets

People in Los Angeles are launching a “municipalist movement” on May 1 with the aim of democratizing U.S. cities.
by
Robert R. Raymond,
Truthout
April 30, 2022
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at an Amazon Labor Union rally on April 24, 2022, in New York City.
News
Politics & Elections

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.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 29, 2022
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Amazon Labor Union leader Christian Smalls speaks during a rally outside the company building on April 24, 2022, in the Staten Island borough of New York City.
News
Economy & Labor

Amazon Call Center Workers in Costa Rica Send Support to Amazon Union in US

“This is how change and revolutions begin,” reads one message from an Amazon worker in Costa Rica.
by
La Izquierda Diario Costa Rica,
Left Voice
April 29, 2022
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Supporters of Amazon workers attempting to win a second union election at the LDJ5 Amazon Sort Center rally on April 24, 2022, in Staten Island, New York.
News
Economy & Labor

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.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 28, 2022
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A flight attendant walks through an airplane before the plane's descent into the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on November 24, 2021, in Dallas, Texas.
News
Economy & Labor

Delta Announces It Will Pay Flight Attendants During Boarding Amid Union Push

The change “shows that Delta could have been paying Flight Attendants for boarding all along,” the union wrote.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 26, 2022
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A member of the Amazon Labor Union shakes hands with Sen. Bernie Sanders at an Amazon Labor Union rally on April 24, 2022, in New York City.
News
Economy & Labor

Sanders Calls on Biden to Invite Starbucks, Amazon Union Workers to White House

“Biden has talked more about unions than any other president in my lifetime,” Sanders said. “But talk is not enough.”
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 26, 2022
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