Today, the workers of @precisionstrat are proud to announce that we have taken action to unionize with @CWAUnion. We’re calling on company leadership to recognize our union without delay and to join the 200-year history of workers’ rights through union representation!
BIG NEWS: The Middle Seat Union just officially ratified our new contract, securing wins to continue making Middle Seat the best workplace in the biz 😉 🧵
As of today, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
“Public sector workers make up half of organized labor. If they lose their unions, the power of labor as a whole will be slashed—and private sector unions, too, will be in the crosshairs.” — @labornotes (1/3 )
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Abruzzo: “There’s no putting that genie back in the bottle. So, if the Agency does not fully effectuate its Congressional mandate in the future as we did during my tenure, I expect that workers with assistance from their advocates will take matters into their own hands in order to get well-deserved dignity and respect in the workplace, as well as a fair share of the significant value they add to their employer’s operations.”
Costco reported $7.4 billion in profits last year — a 135 percent increase since 2018. So how’s the company rewarding workers? By proposing less than 3 percent raises, kicking workers just $1 in the first year of a new contract. That’s not even enough to buy a Costco hot dog.
Whole Food workers in Philly are voting on forming a historic union today.
If they win they'll be the first union at the massive, Amazon owned supermarket chain.
10,000 workers at 10 Amazon facilities are organized with the Teamster. So far 8 facilities have announced strike authorizations and it looks like all ten might do it. Hopefully it’s the start of something massive.
BREAKING: Starbucks Workers United has authorized a strike.
The corporate giant hasn't moved on economic issues in negotiations, and now 98% of @SBWorkersUnited has voted to call a work stoppage “if necessary.”
The union has 10,000 workers at 500 stores.
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Today, the Board ruled that, going forward, an employer will violate the National Labor Relations Act by requiring employees to attend captive-audience meetings in which the employer expresses its views on unionization under threat of discipline/discharge. https://t.co/odKn4Ah341
Today, the Board ruled that, going forward, an employer will violate the National Labor Relations Act by requiring employees to attend captive-audience meetings in which the employer expresses its views on unionization under threat of discipline/discharge. https://t.co/odKn4Ah341
The NLRB has ruled that employers can't tell workers that forming a union will hurt their relationship with management.
This ruling overturns a precedent established in 1985 and deals another blow to the union-busting playbook.
https://t.co/7THdLm2zeo
NYT tech guild announces it walks off the job - their members help power a lot of the digital elements readers turn to daily… and especially on big moments like Election Night
NLRB rules layoffs at Color of Change were unlawful attempts to union bust, orders reinstatement of workers with backpay.
Progressive nonprofits have a poor recent record on union busting, hypocritical to their purported values and missions and harmful to their workers
On Wednesday, our unit ratified our first contract with unanimous support and 100% participation. We’re thrilled about what we won together! Let’s get into it.