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Philadelphia Home Depot Workers File to Form Company’s First Ever Retail Union
Workers have filed a petition to cover 274 employees at what will likely be the company’s first-ever store union.
Hundreds Protest as Starbucks Holds Investor Day Without Any Retail Workers
The company announced this week that it’s offering new student loan benefits to nonunion workers only.
Labor Activists: Senate Candidates Should Support PRO Act or Get Out of Congress
Midterm voters should see “who the real pro-worker members of the U.S. Senate are,” one union president said.
Amazon Loses Bid to Overturn Union’s Historic Win in New York
The decision is a win for Amazon Labor Union, which won a vote in April to form the company’s first-ever union.
Tesla Violated Workers’ Rights By Banning Pro-Union Shirts, Labor Board Rules
In 2017, Tesla banned workers from wearing pro-union shirts as workers waged a union drive at its California warehouse.
UPS Workers Say Union Activists Are Being Targeted Amid Contract Negotiations
Two UPS drivers and alternate shop stewards in New York say they were fired last week in an act of blatant retaliation.
Union Organizing at “Progressive” Companies Comes With Its Own Set of Challenges
Nonprofits and businesses with a progressive image often act as if their ideals don't apply to their own employees.
Republicans Say They’ll Go After Labor Movement If They Take Control of House
Likely sensing the power of the labor movement, the GOP has compiled a shortlist of labor officials to go after.
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.”
Maine Nurses Vote to Keep Their Union Despite Right-Wing Push to Decertify It
In a landslide 1,108-to-387 vote, the nurses voted to remain unionized, affirming the results of their 2021 election.