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Hyundai Motor Company exposed for using child labor
In Luverne, Alabama — the self-styled “Friendliest City in the South” — a Reuters report found that a subsidiary of…
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IUOE Local 150 wins big after seven week strike
After walking the picket lines for seven weeks, 300 members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 voted…
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Starbucks union wave comes to Houston
The Montrose Starbucks is the first store to unionize in Houston, and it has the potential to inspire other Starbucks…
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Biden’s “emergency board” delays potential strike as rail workers stand up for their rights
Of course, workers don’t need an emergency board to recommend to them what the terms of their working conditions should…
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Starbucks sows doubt about abortion, gender-affirming healthcare as union-busting tactic
When Starbucks' “values” clash with the need to constantly increase profits, profits are always the priority
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Faculty win union election after 5-year struggle in Santa Clara
After a five-year-long hard-fought effort by the Adjunct Faculty and Lecturer Organizing Committee, these SCU faculty will be represented by…
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Thousands of pilots are protesting extreme understaffing and outdated contracts
Airline pilot unions across the country are standing up for their rights in a wave of actions.
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Apple store workers in Baltimore County to hold union vote
Apple has not only refused to voluntarily recognize the union despite a supermajority of support, but has also hired the…
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Alaska Airlines pilots vote 99% to strike
In a near unanimous 99% strike authorization vote that saw 96% turnout, the 3,100 pilots at Alaska Airlines voted May…
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Hundreds of bottling workers at Gatorade factory triumph in union election
After two years of intense struggle and against all of the dirty tricks the boss could muster, these workers have…
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