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How Two Best Friends Beat Amazon’s Union-Busting Campaign
Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island made history after a majority voted to form the first Amazon union in the U.S.
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.
March Employment Growth Closes in on Pre-Pandemic Levels
While job growth remains strong, wage growth may be slowing.
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.
Alabama Amazon Workers Were Forced to Work as Mysterious Gas Filled Warehouse
While workers on one floor of the building were evacuated, others were kept in the dark, according to the RWDSU.
Higher Education Is Now a Battlefield Between Workers and Corporatization
“Power Despite Precarity” offers a case study of how educators in the California State University system built power.
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.
We Need an Economy Without Bosses and Managers. Participatory Economics Is How.
Author Michael Albert describes what a post-capitalist economy where workers run productive facilities could look like.