Organizing
Buffalo Starbucks Workers Say They Will Unionize One Store At a Time
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Union elections at individual stores would be a significant labor breakthrough in the fast food industry.
Climate Change
Workers of Color at Major Electric Bus Company Allege Widespread Racism on the Job
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Employees of New Flyer in California and Alabama say they have faced years of discrimination.
Amazon
The Teamsters Hint at a Combative National Project to Organize Amazon
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Fearing a threat to more than 100 years of worker gains, “This entire union is focused on dealing with Amazon.”
Elections
The Man Building the Bridge Between Labor Rights and Criminal Justice Reform
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Jose Garza, the new District Attorney in Austin, is the face of progressive power in Texas.
Community
Is the Conservative Case for Organized Labor an Oxymoron?
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An interview with Oren Cass about the ideas behind his “Conservative Future for the American Labor Movement.”
COVID-19
Unite Here Is 85% Unemployed and Still Fighting Like Hell
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The economically devastated union is knocking on more doors than the entire Democratic Party
COVID-19
California Hospital Workers Strike, Fracturing Pandemic’s Uneasy Labor Peace
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More than 700 employees of Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, a regional trauma center in California’s Sonoma County, held a five-day strike that concluded on Friday.
COVID-19
Teachers Unions Look Like the Last Line of Defense in Trump’s “Reckless” School Reopening Crusade
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“If Donald Trump and Betsy Devos actually listened to what we were saying—we were trying to reopen schools so we could meet the needs of kids,” said AFT President Randi Weingarten. “Instead, they decide to be all reckless.”
Commentary
I’m Proud That My Union Just Urged the AFL-CIO to Kick Out Police Unions
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The calls to separate the labor movement from police unions are now coming from inside the house of labor.
Government
McDonald’s Workers Charge Grotesque Sexual Harassment in New $500 Million Lawsuit
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Two women who worked for McDonald’s in Florida, backed by the Fight For 15 and the Time’s Up legal fund, have filed a new class action lawsuit against the company, alleging a widespread pattern of sexual harassment at stores throughout the state.