The Latest Breaking News from NLRB

Lowe’s faces organization effort as US unionization movement spreads

Workers at Lowe’s and the chain’s top rival, Home Depot, push to unionize their companies’ first US stores despite challenges

The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2022

The NLRB rules in favor of Blizzard Albany union vote

The Blizzard Albany union vote has a clear path forward after the NLRB dismissed Activision Blizzard’s petition against the QA team’s efforts

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 19, 2022

Amazon workers reject union bid in upstate New York

Warehouse workers near Albany, New York, cast 406 votes — or about 66% — against the union, giving the company enough support to push back the labor group.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 18, 2022

Ex-Starbucks manager claims he was told to punish pro-union staff: ‘I didn’t want to do illegal stuff’

The company has been accused of union-busting tactics at stores across the country

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Amazon workers at Moreno Valley warehouse file for union election, a first in California

Amazon workers at a fulfillment center in Moreno Valley, California, filed a petition for a union election, the National Labor Relations Board confirmed Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 12, 2022

Starbucks ex-manager says he was told to punish pro-union employees

A former Starbucks Corp. store manager in New York said he was instructed to single out and discipline pro-union employees for unrelated reasons, such as wearing purple pants.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

Starbucks employee was fired illegally, labor board judge rules

The coffee giant will be required to reinstate Hannah Whitbeck’s job and to hold a meeting reasserting that the company broke the law

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2022

Apple made anti-union threats in Oklahoma, complaint alleges

Apple Inc. has been illegally threatening Oklahoma City retail workers in the lead-up to a unionization election next week, the Communications Workers of America alleged in a U.S. labor board filing.

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

Russia Fines TikTok, Amazon's Twitch, India Exported $1B iPhones, Sony Eyes Investment For PC & Mobile Push: Top Stories Tuesday, Oct. 04

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Benzinga · Oct 4, 2022

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 · Oct 2, 2022