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Minneapolis Trader Joe’s workers win union election
The workers overwhelmingly voted in favor of unionizing by a margin of 55 to 5.
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Academic workers picket at UC San Diego against unjust firing of pregnant worker
Dr. Li Jiang, a post-doctoral researcher in the Pathology Department, is facing non-renewal of her position (essentially a firing), after…
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‘We move this city!’: Striking D.C. transit workers fight corporate giant and win
Transit workers from the Washington DC-metropolitan area reached a tentative agreement with management after a nine-day strike.
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New York City taxi workers are fighting for raises and job security
The central demand of the drivers is raising wages to $25 per hour in take-home pay, after all expenses such…
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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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