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![Christian Smalls, President of the ALU, leads pro-union protestors on a march down a New York street. Many carry signs, one prominent banner reads 'Amazon: Recognize the ALU!'](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0906-amazon-union-400x300.jpg)
“Billionaires Have Got to Go”: Labor Activists March to Bezos’s NYC Penthouse
The march then went to New York’s Times Square, which one speaker said is the “heart of capitalism.”
![A protester holds a sign reading "HOWARD SHULTZ: STARBUCKS' UNION-BUSTER-IN-CHIEF" during an outdoor demonstration](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0831-howard-schultz-400x300.jpg)
CEO Who Got $940 Million Richer in Pandemic Is Behind Starbucks Union-Busting
Howard Schultz's pandemic wealth gains alone could pay for a $3,847 bonus for every Starbucks worker.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at an Amazon Labor Union rally on April 24, 2022, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0822-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Calls for Rent Control, Castigates Corporate “Vultures” in Fiery Speech
At a labor rally in Boston, Sanders said a strong labor movement is the public’s best bet to fight corporate power.
![A sign reading: Starbucks: Stop Union Busting, leaned against a car with reflection of protesters in window](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0822-starbucks-union-400x300.jpg)
Ithaca Starbucks Stores Are Union-Busting, But Workers Are Undeterred
Workers are leveraging Starbucks's labor practices to expose the hypocrisy inherent in the company's progressive image.
![Signs are displayed outside of Starbucks Coffee in Brookline, Massachusetts, on August 12, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0819-starbucks-400x300.jpg)
Judge Orders Starbucks to Reinstate 7 Fired Pro-Union Workers in Memphis
The ruling is a major win for the union, which had rallied against the firing of the “Memphis Seven.”
![Workers raise their fists while holding a banner reading "ON STRIKE; STARBUCKS WORKERS UNITED"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0817-union-workers-400x300.jpg)
After Starbucks Fires Union Leader, Workers Strike for His Reinstatement
The firing of the longtime employee was a breaking point for many whose frustration with the company had been building.
![Activists participate in an event dubbed the Un-Birthday Party and picket line for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on July 19, 2022, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0815-starbucks-protest-400x300.jpg)
Starbucks Asks for All Union Elections in Its Stores to Be Temporarily Halted
Starbucks alleges that union elections have been unfairly skewed against the company.
![A red sign for Trader Joe's over a clear blue sky](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0815-trader-joes-400x300.jpg)
Second Trader Joe’s Has Voted to Unionize With Landslide Win
Workers voted to join Trader Joe’s United, an independent union, by a 55 to 5 vote.
![Unionized Starbucks workers in South Carolina present their manager with a list of demands before the manager walks out.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0808-starbucks-workers-400x300.jpg)
Starbucks Files “False and Absurd” Kidnapping Charges Against Unionized Workers
The union says that audio and video evidence show that the kidnapping charges are false.
![Activists participate in an event dubbed the Un-Birthday Party and picket line for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on July 19, 2022, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0725-starbucks-union-400x300.jpg)
Starbucks Union Starts Workers’ Fund After Firing of Over 50 Pro-Union Workers
Starbucks has reached “historic levels of union busting,” workers say.