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Five Starbucks Locations Have Filed to Unionize Over the Past Six Days
Starbucks employees in New Jersey and Florida are the latest to join the union wave within the company.
Thousands of Workers at Kroger-Owned Grocery Stores in Colorado Are on Strike
Union members rejected the company’s latest contract offer on Tuesday.
Immigration Reform Is Still Possible — With a Strong Social Movement
2021 didn’t bring the immigration reform many hoped for, but grassroots organizing could turn things around in 2022.
21 States Hike Minimum Wage as Pressure Mounts to Raise $7.25 Federal Wage Floor
More than 20 states across the U.S. increased their minimum wages on the first day of 2022.
Widespread Discontent Drove Labor’s Advances in the Private Sector in 2021
The resurgence of the U.S. labor movement remains nascent, but working-class power is beginning to regain its footing.
Bernie Sanders Encourages Workers to “Rise Up and Fight Back” in New Op-Ed
“The stakes are just too high. Despair is not an option. We must stand up and fight back,” Sanders wrote.
2022 Could Be the Year of Labor and Racial Justice Coalition-Building
The climate is ripe for building coalitions based on intersecting issues amid what could be a massive social transition.
Sanders Pushes Workers to Organize as Advocates Celebrate “Year of the Worker”
“There are a lot more of us than there are of them. Now is the time to organize,” Sanders wrote.
Delta Cuts Paid Sick Leave for Workers With COVID After Lobbying for CDC Change
Delta's policy change vindicated warnings that corporate America would readily exploit the CDC's less strict guidelines.
How Can Workers in “The Great Resignation” Harness Leverage Long-Term?
Wage gains could be short-lived unless accompanied by legislation addressing structural inequalities, experts warn.