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Starbucks workers have unionized at record speed; many fear retaliation now

More than 300 Starbucks stores have held union elections in less than a year, a remarkable feat. But now workers blame "scorched-earth" union busting by Starbucks for a slowdown in the momentum.

WEKU

Exclusive: Fired Nintendo worker speaks out, alleging union-busting

Mackenzie Clifton is going public for the first time through an interview with Axios.

Axios

Home Depot workers in Philadelphia petition to unionize, in what could be a national first

Workers at a Home Depot store in Northeast Philadelphia have filed paperwork to unionize — launching an unexpected campaign that, if successful, could mark the largest collective bargaining unit to date at any branch of the global home improvement retailer.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Legal Complaint Around Student Athlete Compensation Takes ‘Aggressive’ Next Step

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could soon begin what one legal expert describes as an “aggressive investigation” into whether unpaid college athletes are being discriminated against because they are not fairly compensated.

Sports Illustrated

Amazon warehouse workers in Albany will vote on unionization in October

About 400 workers will vote on whether to join the upstart Amazon Labor Union, which in the spring won a historic vote to form the company's first unionized U.S. warehouse in Staten Island.

WEKU

Ultium workers at Ohio plant vote to push for union representation

Workers at the Ultium Cells LLC plant in northeast Ohio have authorized a strike in a bid to get the company to recognize the United Auto Workers union as their bargaining agent.

Tribune News Service

Mass firings, wage cuts and open hostility: workers are still unionizing despite obstacles

Companies are hiring anti-union consultants and deploying hardball tactics when workers threaten to form a union

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You might think Starbucks is a ‘progressive’ company. You’d be wrong

Rarely in modern history have we seen a company that so exquisitely cultivates an image as a caring, progressive employer while actually acting like a bullying, union-busting gangster

The Guardian - US

Labor’s brewing renaissance: Union drives gain steam at Starbucks, other coffee shops

The success of SEIU in organizing baristas in Chicago has led to the arduous task of negotiating first contracts in settings where worker turnover can be high.

Chicago Sun-Times

America is in the middle of a labor mobilization moment – with self-organizers at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe's and Chipotle behind the union drive

Labor Day 2022 comes smack bang in the middle of what is increasingly looking like a pivotal year in the history of American unions.

The Conversation

Amazon loses key step in its attempt to reverse its workers' historic union vote

A federal labor official is recommending a dismissal of Amazon's objections after a lengthy hearing on the company's appeal against the historic union win at a warehouse in New York's Staten Island.

WEKU

Starbucks and Amazon accused of dragging their feet on union contracts

After successful unionization drives, experts say companies will ‘fight to the end’ to prevent the next step

The Guardian - US

‘People are tired of being ignored while the rich get richer’: Bernie Sanders on anger and hope in the US and UK

The Vermont senator rose from the political margins to become hugely influential within the American left. As he prepares to speak at a London rally, he explains why unions on both sides of the Atlantic must reassert their power

The Guardian - UK

Labor board rules Tesla must let workers wear union clothing

The National Labor Relations Board has found that Tesla can’t stop factory employees from wearing clothing with union insignia while on the job

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MLB Players Association Seeks to Unionize Minor Leaguers

Unionization would represent a seismic change in the way the minor leagues have operated for more than a century.

The Independent UK

Labor board files complaint against Starbucks over pay offer

The National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks is violating U.S. labor law by withholding pay hikes and other benefits from stores that have voted to unionize

WEKU

Starbucks must rehire 7 Memphis employees who supported a union, a judge says

The first Starbucks union was formed in Buffalo, N.Y. a year ago, launching what has since become a nationwide organizing campaign

Tribune News Service

Starbucks must offer to rehire fired activists, judge rules

Starbucks Corp. has to offer reinstatement to seven fired pro-union employees in Memphis, Tennessee, and must not retaliate against employees who support union organizing, a federal judge ruled.

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US labor leaders say underfunding at federal agency has ‘reached crisis stage’

Union officials fear that the overstretched NLRB won’t be able to handle the surge in union activity, giving corporations the upper hand

The Independent UK

Amazon workers in upstate New York file for union election

Amazon workers in upstate New York filed a petition for a union election on Tuesday, launching a major labor fight against the company

Tribune News Service

Starbucks says US labor officials aided union effort in elections

Starbucks Corp., facing a growing union push across its cafes, is appealing to the National Labor Relations Board, claiming that government employees interfered with and influenced election results in certain stores.

Chicago Sun-Times

Starbucks asks labor board to temporarily halt union votes

The company has alleged that the National Labor Relations Board is showing favoritism toward the union.

WEKU

Starbucks asks for a nationwide pause in mail-in union votes, alleging misconduct

In a letter shared with NPR, the company alleges that labor board personnel exploited "weaknesses in the mail-ballot election process" to help union organizers.

The Independent UK

Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily

Starbucks is asking the National Labor Relations Board to suspend all union elections at its U.S. stores in response to allegations of improper coordination between regional NLRB officials and the union

Chicago Tribune

Workers vote to unionize Chicago coffee chain Intelligentsia

Workers at Chicago-based specialty coffee company Intelligentsia Coffee voted to unionize Monday, the latest in a string of union votes at coffeehouses across the city in recent months.

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