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Union accuses Amazon of violating law

The feds voided the first union election over Amazon's interference. Organizers say the company is doing it again

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Amazon To Appeal Its Defeat To New York Union

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) looks to appeal its loss to New York union organizers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Roughly 55% of the workers who cast valid votes from a Staten Island facility named JFK8 chose to side with Amazon Labor Union. WSJ notes that Amazon has accused the union organizers of threatening…

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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

Starbucks pledges to invest more in employees and stores

Workers at six Starbucks stores have voted to unionize since December, with at least 140 more in 27 states filing petitions for union elections.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

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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

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

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.

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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…

The Guardian - US

‘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

Tribune News Service

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.

The Guardian - US

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

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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.

Tribune News Service

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.

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

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