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Congressional Staffers Are Holding Their First-Ever Union Vote
Staffers for Rep. Andy Levin are the first congressional workers to vote on unionization.
Philadelphia Home Depot Workers File to Form Company’s First Ever Retail Union
Workers have filed a petition to cover 274 employees at what will likely be the company’s first-ever store union.
Minor League Baseball Players Are Unionized for the First Time in History
Minor league players currently only make an average of about $12,000 per season, which is close to the poverty line.
For Decades, Rail Executives Have Raked in Record Profits at Workers’ Expense
The railway crisis was “30 years in the making,” said an organizer for Railroad Workers United.
Sanders Tells Warren Buffett to Treat Rail Workers Better and Avert Strike
Warren Buffett is the chair of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns one of the major railways involved in the dispute.
Hundreds Protest as Starbucks Holds Investor Day Without Any Retail Workers
The company announced this week that it’s offering new student loan benefits to nonunion workers only.
“Patients Over Profits”: Ilhan Omar Joins Thousands of Nurses in Picket Line
Omar said hospital executives are putting “profits over the health and safety of both nurses and patients.”
15,000 Minnesota Nurses Wage Largest Private Sector Nurses’ Strike in US History
The nurses say that dangerous working conditions and understaffing are making it hard for them to provide adequate care.
Elizabeth Warren Introduces Bill to Ban Anti-Union “Right-to-Work” Laws
Warren said “right-to-work” laws have “only one goal: destroy unions and discourage workers from organizing.”
Sunrise Movement and CWA Announce “Visionary” Union Contract for Climate Workers
“Strong unions and worker contracts are a core pillar of the Green New Deal,” the two groups said.