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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

In first for Amazon, NYC workers vote to unionize

The victory was an uphill battle for the independent group, made up of former and current workers who lacked official backing from an established union and were out-gunned by the deep-pocketed retail giant.

Chicago Sun-Times

SI:AM | The NCAA Tournaments Are Poised for a Grand Finale

There’s a lot to look forward to in the men’s and women’s Final Fours this weekend.

Sports Illustrated

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Labor groups close in on Amazon in two tight union elections

Labor organizers always knew it would be tough to convince Amazon workers to unionize

The Independent UK

Sanders, investors warn Starbucks on response to unionization

Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. is facing calls from Sen. Bernie Sanders and investors to refrain from infringing on employees’ efforts to unionize, as it and other companies are under increasing pressure to improve human capital management.

Tribune News Service

Sanders, investors warn Starbucks on response to unionization - Roll Call

Sen. Bernie Sanders and ESG investors are urging Starbucks to stop what they call "union-busting" actions as employees try to organize.

Roll Call

Amazon, union organizers face off again in Alabama

After a crushing defeat last year, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union is hoping for a different outcome when warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama decide whether or not to form a union in a do-over election

The Independent UK

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Review: 'On the Line,' by Daisy Pitkin

NONFICTION: An intimate look at the volatile work of union organizing.

Tribune News Service

The Battle of Beaumont

A grueling labor fight dragged on in the once-mighty union bastion of southeast Texas, pitting the oil giant against an embattled Steelworkers local.

Texas Observer

Google Settles Year Long Lawsuit With Current, Former Employees

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google settled with six current and former employees in a 2021 case represented by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board, Reuters reports. The terms of the settlement remained undisclosed. The case concerned Google's actions against workers who were among a larger group protesting its cloud technology relationship with…

Benzinga

‘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

Starbucks retaliated against pro-union staff, NLRB alleges

Starbucks Corp. violated federal labor law by putting union supporters under surveillance and retaliating against them, U.S. labor board prosecutors alleged in a complaint filed on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

US workers in new push for level playing field in unionization efforts

Workers are calling for the National Labor Relations Board to ban captive audience meetings and make organizing easier

The Guardian - US

Se forma un nuevo tipo de sindicato en las tiendas Amazon Fresh en Seattle

La presión para sindicalizar Amazon llegó a Seattle, pero no se desarrollará de la misma manera que otras campañas sindicales.

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A new kind of union is forming at Amazon Fresh stores in Seattle

The push to unionize Amazon has come to Seattle — but it won't play out in the same way as other union drives.

The Independent UK

Musk invites auto union to hold organizing vote at factory

Elon Musk is inviting the United Auto Workers union to hold an organizing vote at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California

Inverse

Activision workers are optimistic after labor board hearing: "Democracy will win"

Amidst the ongoing hearings involving Activision Blizzard, unionizing employees are optimistic for the decision the National Labor Relations board will reach.

Chicago Sun-Times

Starbucks union campaign reaches 5 Chicago-area sites

Employees have filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board seeking a union election, part of a national organizing effort with the Service Employees International Union.

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Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: You may be mad at truck drivers, but they're the victims of an abusive system

Few workers in America have a lousier reputation just now than truckers.

The Guardian - US

US Amazon warehouse workers prepare for historic union vote

Labor board overturned first election over company’s unfair conduct, giving workers another chance to be the first Amazon facility in US to unionize

Sports Illustrated

NCPA Takes Next Step Toward College Athletes Being Classified As Employees

The NCPA filed unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB against the NCAA office, the Pac-12 and USC and UCLA.

Tribune News Service

Seattle Art Museum security guards join unionization push among museum workers

Security workers at Seattle Art Museum have moved to join a union, part of a growing movement of museum employees across the nation seeking unionization to address concerns including wages, benefits and working conditions during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Amazon workers try new tactics to unionize in Alabama

Amazon workers and organizers in Bessemer, Alabama, are making door-to-door house calls, sporting pro-union T-shirts and challenging anti-union messaging by Amazon-hired consultants as they try to convince their peers for the second time to unionize their warehouse

The Guardian - US

Amazon chews through the average worker in eight months. They need a union

Amazon has earned the dubious distinction of replacing Walmart as the nation’s fiercest anti-union employer

Reason

Whole Foods Fight Over Black Lives Matter Masks Pits National Labor Relations Board Against Free Speech

Should Whole Foods be allowed to stop staff from wearing Black Lives Matter masks on the job?

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