Starbucks accused of unfair labor practices in Buffalo by Federal labor officials Federal labor officials filed a sweeping complaint Friday accusing Starbucks of unfair labor practices at its stores in Buffalo. WEKU · May 7, 2022
Feds accuse Starbucks of unfair labor practices in Buffalo Federal labor officials are accusing Starbucks of unfair labor practices at its stores in Buffalo, New York, including retaliation against pro-union employees The Independent UK · May 7, 2022
Starbucks faces sweeping government complaint for anti-union campaign Wide-ranging document represents dozens of allegations of unfair labour practices The Independent UK · May 6, 2022
Amazon anti-union confabs deemed illegal by labor officials U.S. labor board prosecutors have determined that anti-union meetings held by Amazon.com Inc. in Staten Island, New York, violated federal law, according to an agency spokesperson. Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022
Starbucks says employees getting new benefits, but not at stores that are unionizing On an investor call, Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz said the company was investing $1 billion to raise wages, enhance benefits and modernize stores. But unionized stores won't get some of that. WEKU · May 4, 2022
Amazon's budding union just lost an important vote in New York The Amazon Labor Union is nowhere near ready to give up, though. Input · May 2, 2022
Amazon Workers Vote Against Unionizing Second Warehouse; Company To Get Hearing That Could Overturn First Union Vote Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) workers have voted against unionizing a second warehouse in New York City in the borough of Staten Island, known as LDJ5, with 618 to 380 against joining the Labor Union, Reuters reported. The turnout was 61%, It could slow the momentum for labor union advocates that demanded better pay… Benzinga · May 2, 2022
Starbucks workers drive nationwide surge in union organizing Starbucks workers have driven a surge in union election petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Unionizing has also picked up at colleges, non-profits and pot dispensaries. WEKU · May 1, 2022
Bernie calls out Biden over Amazon deals Sanders: "Taxpayer dollars should not go to companies like Amazon and billionaires... who repeatedly break the law" Salon · Apr 27, 2022
Cary store becomes 1st Chicago-area Starbucks to unionize The vote to join an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union was 17-4 in a count supervised by the National Labor Relations Board. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 26, 2022
Bernie Sanders, AOC rally Amazon workers If Jeff Bezos can afford a $500 million yacht, Sanders said, he can afford to pay living wages Salon · Apr 25, 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
Labor board sues Starbucks over claims it retaliated against 3 workers who unionized Starbucks rejects the claims. Axios · Apr 25, 2022
Amazon union could face a tough road ahead after victory In the aftermath of their hard-won labor victory, Amazon workers in the New York City borough of Staten Island popped Champagne, cheered their victory and danced in celebration The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022
Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022 Starbucks sued by US labor board over retaliation claims U.S. labor officials are asking a federal court to force Starbucks Corp. to reinstate a group of activists, escalating the legal battle over the company’s response to the union campaign sweeping through its stores.
Salon · Apr 23, 2022 Starbucks CEO's union-busting efforts "Starbucks is getting desperate as it loses this war in battle after battle," said the union
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 22, 2022 Union vote scheduled for 3 Starbucks stores in Chicago Workers at the locations have sought rights to bargain as members of Workers United, part of the Service Employees International Union.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 21, 2022 Nintendo faces labor complaint filed by former employee The company and staffing agency Aston Carter was cited in the NLBR complaint.
Axios · Apr 19, 2022 Nintendo and labor firm hit with labor complaint Worker says gaming giant violated their right to unionize
The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022 Judge rules Amazon must reinstate fired warehouse worker The NLRB said it found merit in Bryson´s complaint that Amazon illegally fired him for workplace organizing
Axios · Apr 19, 2022 Amazon must reinstate warehouse worker fired after Staten Island protest, judge rules Amazon said it will appeal the decision, which found it acted "unlawfully."
The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022 Judge rules Amazon must reinstate fired warehouse worker A judge has ruled Amazon must reinstate a former employee who was fired in the early days of the pandemic after leading a protest calling for the company to do more to protect workers against COVID-19
Los Angeles Times · Apr 12, 2022 Commentary: Amazon workers scored a huge union victory but face a tough road ahead The union victory at Amazon’s JFK8 facility in Staten Island was truly remarkable. A majority of the employees there voted last week for union representation despite the company’s hard-nosed union avoidance tactics, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the company’s history.
The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2022 ‘The model is listening’: union’s win at Amazon hatched in a small apartment A suburban two-bedroom apartment was the HQ from which Amazon’s multimillion-dollar anti-union effort was defeated
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2022 Amazon seeks to overturn union win, says vote was tainted Amazon is seeking to overturn the historic union victory at one of its New York City warehouses