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‘Handing over cold hard cash makes you think twice’: the people ditching cards in the cost of living crisis

With inflation raging and real wages falling, more and more of us are taking an old-school approach to staying on top of spending. Suddenly coins and notes are back in favour

The Guardian - UK

US labor leaders say underfunding at federal agency has ‘reached crisis stage’

Union officials fear that the overstretched NLRB won’t be able to handle the surge in union activity, giving corporations the upper hand

The Guardian - US

Single mother says she was fired from school job over TikTok joke

‘I didn’t think I could get fired because I didn’t think it was unprofessional’

The Independent UK

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The organized labor movement has a new ally: venture capitalists

The staff at PEN America made the announcement in June: They were forming a union.

Los Angeles Times

Lost shop that was a bookworm browser's dream

It had something for everybody

Liverpool Echo

Starbucks says US labor officials aided union effort in elections

Starbucks Corp., facing a growing union push across its cafes, is appealing to the National Labor Relations Board, claiming that government employees interfered with and influenced election results in certain stores.

Tribune News Service

Starbucks asks labor board to temporarily halt union votes

The company has alleged that the National Labor Relations Board is showing favoritism toward the union.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Starbucks asks for a nationwide pause in mail-in union votes, alleging misconduct

In a letter shared with NPR, the company alleges that labor board personnel exploited "weaknesses in the mail-ballot election process" to help union organizers.

WEKU

Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily

Starbucks is asking the National Labor Relations Board to suspend all union elections at its U.S. stores in response to allegations of improper coordination between regional NLRB officials and the union

The Independent UK

Labor unions are hot, but their moment may not last

WASHINGTON — American labor leaders see this as a moment for radical change: Workers in Starbucks coffee shops and Amazon warehouses are rising up and demanding representation. Polls show millions more support unions or wish they had the chance to join them. President Biden, with majorities in both chambers of…

Los Angeles Times

First DC Fast Chargers Installed At Starbucks Store In Provo, Utah

This is part of a pilot project between Volvo Cars, Starbucks and ChargePoint to electrify the scenic artery from the Pacific Northwest to the Rocky Mountains.

InsideEVs

Starbucks workers hold strikes in at least 17 states amid union drive

Workers allege over 75 people have been fired in retaliation for organizing this year

The Guardian - US

A union drive is underway at Amazon’s huge new North Carolina facility. Can workers win?

The Amazon distribution center in Garner, North Carolina, is massive. Located a few miles southeast of downtown Raleigh, it covers 2 million square feet and houses multiple departments across four floors. The facility, known as RDU1, employs more than 4,000 people who work shifts spanning all hours of the day…

Tribune News Service

Customer with allergies calls out Starbucks barista for making ‘unsanitised’ drink

“I literally have no issue doing this for customers,” one viewer wrote

The Independent UK

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Starbucks union workers in South Carolina confronted a manager on video. Employees say the company suspended them and closed the store

Unionised workers say their store manager alleged kidnapping and assault charges after they demanded pay raises and better equipment

The Independent UK

Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping up

Billions of dollars in investments are pouring into companies changing the recipe for plastic

Birmingham Post

The firms in Wales that together are creating thousands of new jobs

A total of over 6,000 jobs have been announced so far this year

Chicago Tribune

Workers vote to unionize Chicago coffee chain Intelligentsia

Workers at Chicago-based specialty coffee company Intelligentsia Coffee voted to unionize Monday, the latest in a string of union votes at coffeehouses across the city in recent months.

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Workers at Intelligentsia cafes vote to unionize

It becomes the third coffee chain in the Chicago area to be part of a labor organizing push.

The Conversation

A summer of discontent? Why public sector workers are preparing to strike in B.C.

Successful unionization drives targeting corporate employers like Amazon and Starbucks have been big news in 2022. But much larger scale collective action in the Canadian public sector may also be on the cards.

The Guardian - US

If Democrats want votes, they should rain fury on union-busting corporations

We supposedly have the most pro-union US president of our lifetimes. Let’s see him act like it

Chronicle Live

The 10 jobs on offer at Newcastle International Airport - from HGV drivers to chefs

There are a number of job opportunities at Newcastle International Airport

Salon

"Essential workers were invisible"

Workers cite a lack of safety training protocols as well as a lack of transparency around compensation

The Guardian - US

Too radical or not radical enough? US’s top labor lawyer in the spotlight

Jennifer Abruzzo would like to ease the path to forming unions and curb employers’ coercion and intimidation

Chicago Sun-Times

Starbucks workers in North Park vote to unionize

The store becomes the sixth in the Chicago area to affiliate with Workers United, part of the Service Employees International Union.

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