The Latest Breaking News from National Labor Relations Board

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.

Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022

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

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

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.

WEKU · May 7, 2022

Why Starbucks has become a huge unionization target — and why the company is in a panic

On April 7, Madison Hall, a barista and union organizer at the Starbucks store on Long Beach's bustling 2nd Street commercial strip, was invited to a session the next day to "meet with and co-create with upper-level management," Hall says.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 25, 2022

Nintendo faces labor complaint filed by former employee

The company and staffing agency Aston Carter was cited in the NLBR complaint.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 21, 2022

Union drive at Manhattan roastery shows spirit of Starbucks workers

Since the first successful drive in Buffalo, 18 US locations have unionized – including at the chichi New York ‘reserve’

The Guardian - US · Apr 19, 2022

NLRB lawyer seeks to toss out company meetings on unions

The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board is asking the board to rule that mandatory meetings held by some companies to persuade their workers to reject unions is a violation of federal labor law

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Amazon's Unionization Would Hit Its Profitability, Morgan Stanley Says

Morgan Stanley analysts saw Amazon.com Inc's (NASDAQ:AMZN) unionization decision driving costs, CNBC reports. Morgan Stanley analysts saw Amazon's 2023 operating expenses increasing by $203 million on hiking JFK8 employees' hourly wages to $29. It served a tiny fraction of Amazon's annual operating costs, which reached $445 billion in 2021. Every 1% of Amazon's front-line…

Benzinga · Apr 4, 2022

Amazon, Starbucks and the sparking of a new American union movement

April 1, 2022, may go down as a pivotal day in the history of American unions.

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2022

‘Locked out by a robot’: Amazon Fresh accused of retaliation to union drive

Several unfair labor practice charges filed with the NLRB as a Seattle Amazon Fresh grocery store resists efforts to unionize

The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2022