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Unions

Bernie Sanders speaks while surrounded by union organizers and worker at an outdoor rally
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Economy & Labor

Bernie Sanders Demands Biden Cancel Amazon Contracts Over Union-Busting

Sanders says the federal government must stop “handing out corporate welfare to union busters.”
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
April 27, 2022
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A flight attendant walks through an airplane before the plane's descent into the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on November 24, 2021, in Dallas, Texas.
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Economy & Labor

Delta Announces It Will Pay Flight Attendants During Boarding Amid Union Push

The change “shows that Delta could have been paying Flight Attendants for boarding all along,” the union wrote.
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Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 26, 2022
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A member of the Amazon Labor Union shakes hands with Sen. Bernie Sanders at an Amazon Labor Union rally on April 24, 2022, in New York City.
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Economy & Labor

Sanders Calls on Biden to Invite Starbucks, Amazon Union Workers to White House

“Biden has talked more about unions than any other president in my lifetime,” Sanders said. “But talk is not enough.”
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 26, 2022
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A Starbucks worker wears a t-shirt and button promoting unionization, outside a Chicago location on April 7, 2022.
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Economy & Labor

Starbucks May Soon Face Legal Consequences for Union Busting

An injunction from the labor board seeks to reinstate workers that it finds were illegally fired for being pro-union.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 25, 2022
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A view of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room storefront in Seattle, Washington, on December 7, 2014.
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Economy & Labor

Just 2.5 Miles From Corporate Headquarters, Starbucks Roastery Votes to Unionize

Two of the three flagship roasteries in the U.S. are now unionized.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 22, 2022
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally at the Stifel Theater in downtown St.Louis, Missouri, on March 9, 2020.
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Economy & Labor

Sanders Is Traveling to Rally With Amazon and Starbucks Workers This Weekend

Sanders is going to New York and Virginia to meet with the workers waging historic union campaigns.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 21, 2022
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A sign with the logo of an Apple store is pictured on March 5, 2022, in Madrid, Spain.
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Economy & Labor

First Apple Store Files for Union With at Least 6 Other Campaigns Underway

About 70 percent of the workers at the Atlanta store signed union cards for their petition.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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April 21, 2022
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A worker stands inside Starbucks in midtown on May 20, 2020, in New York City.
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Economy & Labor

Data Reveals 63 Percent of Hourly Starbucks Workers Make Under $15 an Hour

Though Starbucks claims to be progressive, most of its workers make less than a living wage in most states.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 19, 2022
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Union organizer Christian Smalls, left, celebrates following the April 1, 2022, vote for the unionization of the Amazon Staten Island warehouse in New York.
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Economy & Labor

Poll Finds 75 Percent of Americans Support Amazon Workers’ Union Efforts

Support is especially strong among young Democrats, who were 91 percent in favor of the Amazon union.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 19, 2022
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Students raise hands in class for teacher
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Economy & Labor

Virginia Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators Votes to Unionize Richmond Schools

The union victory in Richmond could pave the way for other teachers’ unions to emerge in the South.
by
Left Voice Staff,
Left Voice
April 19, 2022
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