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A Wave of Progressive Reform Is Sweeping Through Big Unions. Is the UFCW Next?
For too long, the United Food and Commercial Workers union has been missing in action for its essential workers.
Apple Illegally Busted Union Effort in Atlanta Store, Labor Officials Say
The anti-union tactics that Apple employed were so harsh, workers said, that the employees withdrew their union drive.
Lululemon Workers in DC Become the Latest to Join Retail Union Wave
If they’re successful, the workers could be the first of the company’s 315 locations to unionize.
New York REI Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form a Union
The workers voted 88 to 14 in favor of unionizing.
Union Files “Precedent-Setting” Charges of Misconduct Against Amazon
A survey found that nearly two-thirds of local residents support a union at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.
Apple Store Employees Are Reportedly Unionizing
Managers have begun pulling employees aside to feed them anti-union propaganda, employees say.
Omicron Supply-Chain Disruptions Are Hitting Low-Income Communities the Hardest
When the supply of essential goods gets scarce, poorer countries and individuals get frozen out of the market.
Retail Workers Are Organizing for Safety and Dignified Pay Amid Holiday Rush
Confronted with understaffing, maskless customers and ruthless bosses, retail workers are organizing and speaking out.
We Can’t Just Tell People to “Go Back to Work.” We Have to Improve Workplaces.
After this past year, people want work to be more than a dreary ordeal of basic survival at an unsustainable wage.
Largest Retail Association Is Lobbying to Get Stores Open as Pandemic Worsens
The National Retail Federation is lobbying to exempt retail from COVID restrictions -- and put workers' health at risk.