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The Unionization Wave Is Rising; Can It Survive A Recession?

Unionization is providing a small but energized segment of the workforce hope for better protections. A bigger fight is up ahead.

Investors Business Daily

Strippers have a new tactic in a North Hollywood labor fight. Organizing with an actors union

On Saturday nights, the strip clubs fill up. But at Star Garden, a dingy dive bar in North Hollywood advertising topless girls, the real action is outside.

Los Angeles Times

Strippers bid to unionize in Los Angeles

Los Angeles (AFP) - Performers at a Los Angeles strip club took their first steps toward unionization Wednesday, becoming the latest US workers to seek collective bargaining power.

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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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

WEKU

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

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Labor unions are hot, but their moment may not last

WASHINGTON — American labor leaders see this as a moment for radical change: Workers in Starbucks coffee shops and Amazon warehouses are rising up and demanding representation. Polls show millions more support unions or wish they had the chance to join them. President Biden, with majorities in both chambers of…

Los Angeles Times

Starbucks union workers in South Carolina confronted a manager on video. Employees say the company suspended them and closed the store

Unionised workers say their store manager alleged kidnapping and assault charges after they demanded pay raises and better equipment

The Independent UK

Too radical or not radical enough? US’s top labor lawyer in the spotlight

Jennifer Abruzzo would like to ease the path to forming unions and curb employers’ coercion and intimidation

The Guardian - US

NLRB dismisses Starbucks charge against union organizers

The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed a charge Starbucks filed against union organizers in Phoenix

The Independent UK

US sees union boom despite big companies’ aggressive opposition

Wins for Amazon and Starbucks workers shows labor movement surging after years of decline – but pushback has been fierce

The Guardian - US

Starbucks Store Closings Spark Dispute With Unionizing Employees

Starbucks plans to close 16 stores over safety concerns, while labor representatives accuse the coffee giant of union busting.

The Street

Inside the marathon Zoom call where Amazon seeks to overturn historic union victory

With the existence of a grass roots union at stake, the National Labor Relations Board is considering Amazon's objections to the Amazon Labor Union's historic victory.

WEKU

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Chicago Tribune

Starbucks baristas say no to union at two of three Chicago stores

The union representing Starbucks workers faced unusual losses in Chicago union elections Tuesday with baristas at two out of three stores voting against unionization.

The Street

Tesla and Elon Musk Have a Big Union Problem

Electric-vehicle leader Tesla reportedly reviewed employees' organizing activity on social media.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago is seeing a wave of union activity. Among the reasons: Workers ‘saw the willingness of their bosses to let them die.’

Last year, Brick Zurek, a shift supervisor at a Starbucks in Chicago's Loop, found working conditions at the store becoming increasingly untenable.

Benzinga

Activision Blizzard Employees Proceed Towards Unionization

Twenty-two quality-assurance testers at Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) studios have voted in favor of unionizing with the Communications Workers of America, the Wall Street Journal reports. The workers took part in the vote at Middleton, Wisconsin-based Raven, on May 23 amid opposition from Activision management. The move followed years of complaints about excessive…

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Amazon-NLRB Face Off Gets Murkier

U.S. labor board prosecutors look to accuse Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) of threatening staff against unionizing, proposing paying them minimum wage, and punishing an employee for seeking a paid Juneteenth holiday, Bloomberg reports. The National Labor Relations Board will file a complaint pending Amazon's settlement. Also Read: GameStop Faces Class Action Lawsuit For Alleged Breach…

The Guardian - US

Revealed: Starbucks fired over 20 US union leaders in recent months

Workers at the coffee chain have filed petitions for union elections at more than 250 stores, but chief Howard Schultz publicly opposes the movement

The Guardian - US

Virginia Target workers seek to unionize amid surge in labor organizing efforts

Company has already reportedly pushed back by trying to use union dues as a tactic to deter workers from supporting the union

The Independent UK

Workers start union push at Trader Joe's in Massachusetts

Employees are seeking to unionize at a Trader Joe’s grocery store in western Massachusetts

Tribune News Service

House approves measure by Rep. Andy Levin allowing congressional staffers to unionize

WASHINGTON — Amid a surge in labor organizing across the country, the U.S. House late Tuesday approved a resolution by Michigan Rep. Andy Levin that would recognize congressional staffers' right to organize and bargain collectively.

The Independent UK

WVa Tudor's Biscuit World faces labor complaint from feds

A well-known West Virginia restaurant chain is facing a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board

WEKU

Federal labor officials accuse Starbucks of unfair labor practices in Buffalo

A National Labor Relations Board official outlined a host of labor law violations in a filing seeking reinstatement and backpay for the employees.

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