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Starbucks baristas strike at 113 stores demanding talks

Starbucks Corp. baristas seeking union contracts with the coffee chain mounted daylong strikes Thursday at 113 cafes, saying management has refused to bargain in good faith.

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Starbucks workers plan strikes at more than 100 US stores

Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores say they're going on strike Thursday

The Independent UK

Workers denounce Starbucks over union contract negotiations: ‘They don’t treat us like human beings’

Claims of delays, unfair labor practices and retaliation against workers as the battle for a first union contract stalls

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Union effort by strippers at a Southern California club stalls with challenged ballots

LOS ANGELES — Dancers at a topless dive bar in North Hollywood holding a historic union election expected results Monday. They will need to wait a while longer.

Los Angeles Times

Alphabet cut off workers from pay transparency data, union says

Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, illegally cut off contract workers’ access to a spreadsheet about pay transparency, a union alleged in a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board.

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Blizzard appeals the NLRB’s Blizzard Albany union decision – again

Following the NLRB’s decision to proceed with the Blizzard Albany QA union vote, Blizzard is asking the Board to hear its side of the story

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NLRB alleges Amazon's Jassy violated labor law in interviews

The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint accusing Amazon CEO Andy Jassy of violating labor law during media interviews this year where he said workers are better off without a union

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Starbucks' expanded benefits for nonunion workers is being contested in Seattle hearing

Starbucks' $1 billion commitment to expand benefits for workers at nonunionized stores is under scrutiny this week.

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Starbucks says union broke rules by recording talks in 5 places

Starbucks has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board alleging union representatives unlawfully recorded bargaining sessions for workers who couldn’t attend, the company said Monday.

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Amazon union push at California warehouse stalls

A group of Amazon workers at a fulfillment center in Moreno Valley, California, seeking to join the independent Amazon Labor Union have withdrawn a petition to hold a union election, mere weeks after launching their campaign, the National Labor Relations Board confirmed.

Los Angeles Times

Republicans want working-class voters — without actually supporting workers

GOP courts blue collar voters but most favor anti-union ‘right to work’ laws and reject laws that would protect right to organize

The Guardian - US

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

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

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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.

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AFP

Counting starts in latest union vote at Amazon US warehouse

New York (AFP) - US labor officials began counting ballots in New York Tuesday in the latest unionization drive at Amazon after workers delivered the retail behemoth a split decision in two earlier votes.

The Guardian - US

More workers say Starbucks retaliated for union efforts: ‘I lost everything when they fired me’

US employee rights agency issues growing number of complaints against coffee chain as hundreds of stores try to form unions

Los Angeles Times

Amazon workers in San Bernardino allege anti-union actions and retaliation

LOS ANGELES — A group of workers at an Amazon air freight hub in San Bernardino that has been pushing for a $5-per-hour pay increase and more robust safety measures accused the e-commerce giant of unfair labor practices in a Thursday filing with the National Labor Relations Board.

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Lowe’s New Orleans staff petition to unionize store, extending organizing wave

Employees at a Lowe’s Cos. store in New Orleans have petitioned to unionize the location, extending an unusual wave of organizing in the U.S. retail sector.

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AFP

Fledgling union efforts at Amazon, Starbucks dig in for long fight

New York (AFP) - Recent unionization drives at Starbucks and Amazon have lifted morale in the US labor movement, but organizers have yet to transform election victories into material change.

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Apple to withhold latest employee perks from unionized store

Apple Inc. is withholding its latest employee benefits from staff who work at its sole unionized retail store, a move that could potentially inflame labor tensions at the technology giant.

The Independent UK

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

AFP

Workers at 3rd Amazon site in New York hold unionization vote

New York (AFP) - Amazon workers at an upstate New York warehouse began voting Wednesday on whether to unionize in the latest labor battle following a surprise union win earlier this year at another Amazon site.

Los Angeles Times

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

The Guardian - US

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

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