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Minneapolis Teachers Strike to Bring Power Back to the Community
Smaller class sizes, improved health care, mental health supports and competitive pay are central to teachers' demands.
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.
Labor Board Finds Starbucks Illegally Retaliated Against Union Organizers
The complaint came just one day before Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson announced that he’s stepping down.
Starbucks Union Files Complaint Saying Company Is Cutting Hours to Union Bust
Workers have had between two and 15 hours cut from their weekly schedules, according to a union survey.
Three More Starbucks Stores in Buffalo Area Vote to Form Union
All three stores that had their ballots counted on Wednesday voted in favor of the union.
New York Times Tech Workers Win Union Vote by a Landslide
The Times Tech Guild is now the largest tech union with collective bargaining rights in the country.
New York REI Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form a Union
The workers voted 88 to 14 in favor of unionizing.
Starbucks Union Files 20 Complaints, Alleging Company Is Illegally Union Busting
The union says that the company threatened to shut down all of its stores in Buffalo, where the union drive began.
Inflation Talk Belies Deeper Question: Why Was Everything So Cheap Before?
The one thing all U.S. supply chains have in common is oil that keeps production cheap and exploitative.