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Manchin Says He’s Skeptical of Congressional Workers’ Union Drive
Manchin said that staffers are “working for tax dollars” – and that, like him, they are there to serve the people.
White House Plans to Implement New Guidelines Making It Easier to Unionize
The White House is prepared to instruct agencies to take steps to decrease anti-union “persuader” activity.
January Sees Strong Job Growth as Omicron Leads to Cuts in Hours, Not Jobs
There's little evidence that wage growth is slowing.
New York Amazon Workers File to Unionize Just Before Election Rerun in Bessemer
The LDJ5 sorting facility is the second Amazon warehouse in Staten Island to file for unionization.
New York Times Managers Are Waging Anti-Union Campaign During Tech Unit Election
The Times’s chief executive circulated a memo entitled “Why a Tech Union Isn’t Right for Us” to employees.
Organizers in Appalachia Are Building a Green New Deal Blueprint for Themselves
ReImagine Appalachia promotes a Green New Deal blueprint at the intersection of energy, equity and the environment.
15 Starbucks Locations Filed for Unionization Today
Twenty-six locations have filed to unionize over the past week alone.
Trans Workers Face a Significant Wage Gap, Poll Finds
Trans and nonbinary people are among the lowest paid LGBTQ full-time workers in the United States, a new poll shows.
REI Retail Workers in Manhattan File to Form Company’s First Union
The company touts its supposed progressive values but has already begun discouraging the union effort.
Unions Have the Potential and the Responsibility to Advance a “Just Transition”
The “jobs vs. environment” myth is rendered moot in a truly just transition, which must involve collective bargaining.