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Second Starbucks Location Unionizes as Union Wave Sweeps Stores Across the US
The Genesee Street location in Buffalo, New York, voted 15 to 9 in favor of unionization.
Starbucks Workers in Chicago, Ohio and Oregon Join Unionization Efforts
The three stores bring the total to about 16 Starbucks locations that have filed to unionize.
Widespread Discontent Drove Labor’s Advances in the Private Sector in 2021
The resurgence of the U.S. labor movement remains nascent, but working-class power is beginning to regain its footing.
Workers at First Unionized Starbucks Walk Off Job to Protest Working Conditions
The workers are protesting unsafe working conditions, especially management’s failure to address COVID-related concerns.
New York Times Parent Company Interfered With Union Efforts, Labor Board Says
Tech workers were forbidden from sharing pro-union imagery, the National Labor Relations Board said.
Bernie Sanders Encourages Workers to “Rise Up and Fight Back” in New Op-Ed
“The stakes are just too high. Despair is not an option. We must stand up and fight back,” Sanders wrote.
In Wake of Buffalo Victory, More Starbucks Workers Are Forging Unions
Starbucks employees in Colorado and Illinois locations have filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board.
2022 Could Be the Year of Labor and Racial Justice Coalition-Building
The climate is ripe for building coalitions based on intersecting issues amid what could be a massive social transition.
Sanders Pushes Workers to Organize as Advocates Celebrate “Year of the Worker”
“There are a lot more of us than there are of them. Now is the time to organize,” Sanders wrote.
Flight Attendant Union Criticizes CDC for Decision “Pushed by Corporate America”
The agency has come under fire for its decision to halve the quarantine period for COVID-19 from 10 to five days.