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Striking UC Grad Students Speak Out on Largest-Ever Higher Ed Strike in US
"Most of these student workers qualify for food stamps,” says UCLA doctoral student Enrique Olivares Pesante.
“Every Worker Deserves Paid Sick Leave”: Progressives Rally Behind Rail Workers
The House is slated to vote on forcing the adoption of a rail contract that excludes the key union demand.
Workers Livid as Biden Urges Congress to Pass Rail Contract Without Sick Leave
“This was the ‘which side are you on?’ moment, and the White House chose the railroad bosses,” one labor reporter wrote.
Peet’s Workers Are Filing to Unionize, Joining Massive Cafe Union Wave
If successful, they would be the first to unionize at the over 330-location chain.
Starbucks Moves to Close First Unionized Shop in Its Home City of Seattle
“This is unacceptable and will not stand,” Starbucks Workers United tweeted after the late Monday announcement.
After Midterms, Dems Have Opportunity to Curb Right-to-Work Laws. Will They?
The mere presence of Democratic majorities in a state does not always translate into protections for workers and unions.
Over 100 Starbucks Stores Go on Strike to Protest Company Union Busting
The strike coincides with the company’s “Red Cup Day” and is the largest coordinated action staged by the union so far.
NLRB Seeks Nationwide Court Order Barring Starbucks From Firing Union Activists
According to the union, Starbucks has gone on a firing spree and terminated 150 pro-union workers so far.
48,000 UC Academic Workers Walk Off Job in 2022’s Biggest Strike So Far
This is the largest academic strike in higher education ever waged in the U.S., according to the union.
Democrats Have Just Weeks to Avoid Labor Board Funding “Catastrophe,” Union Says
The NLRB’s budget has remained stagnant for nine years, severely undermining its ability to enforce labor laws.