News | Economy & Labor Trader Joe’s in Louisville Seeks to Become Third Location to Unionize The union says it has collected signed union cards from “well over” 30 percent of staff. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor “Our National Nightmare Is Over”: NLRB Union Praises New Funding in Omnibus Bill The union celebrated the funding proposal but said it was the bare minimum to keep the agency afloat. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 20, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Over 1,000 Starbucks Workers Across the US Are Walking Out for a 3-Day Strike The strike is an escalation of the union campaign as workers protest unfair labor practices from the company. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 16, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Companies That Illegally Fire Workers Will Now Have to Pay for Debts Incurred The NLRB has ruled that employers who illegally fire workers are on the hook for consequences like credit card debt. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 15, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Workers Celebrate as Adjunct Strike Ends at The New School After Deal Reached After the longest adjunct strike in U.S. history, workers won a contract that protects their benefits and ups their pay. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams December 11, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Over 1,000 New York Times Workers Stage 24-Hour Walkout The walkout is the outlet’s largest work stoppage in over 40 years. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 8, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 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. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 6, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Railroad Workers Slam Biden for Siding With Bosses to Avoid Strike Frustrated railroad workers consider allying with a third party after a push for paid sick leave failed in Congress. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout December 3, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Senate Blocks Sick Leave Plan, Imposes Rail Contract in Plainly Anti-Union Move The vote overrides the will of thousands of union workers who voted against the contract. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 1, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Starbucks Must Bargain With Hometown Union After Breaking Law, Labor Board Rules The company has openly admitted to refusing to bargain with the store, the labor board found. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 1, 2022 Truthout