US unions
If Democrats want votes, they should rain fury on union-busting corporations | Hamilton Nolan
We supposedly have the most pro-union US president of our lifetimes. Let’s see him act like it
Hamilton Nolan
08, Aug, 2022 @10:23 AM
UPS drivers push for air conditioning as temperatures soar: ‘People are dropping weekly’
Drivers report grueling toll of making hundreds of stops a day in sweltering conditions, as UPS makes record profits
Michael Sainato
08, Aug, 2022 @7:00 AM
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
Steven Greenhouse
05, Aug, 2022 @10:00 AM
UPS drivers record temperatures above 100F in trucks without air conditioning
Drivers post pictures of thermometers reaching 116F, 117F and 121F inside vehicles without air conditioning
Lauren Aratani
03, Aug, 2022 @5:04 PM
Delta flights attendants race to unionize: ‘We’re the people behind the profits’
Workers say they just want a fair deal on pay, conditions and schedules at an airline has long resisted union efforts
Michael Sainato
03, Aug, 2022 @10:00 AM
Booming US cannabis industry seen as fertile ground for union expansion
‘Our phones are ringing off the hook,’ say organizers as workers seek to win good pay and conditions in newly legalized sector
Michael Sainato
31, Jul, 2022 @6:00 AM
US sees union boom despite big companies’ aggressive opposition
Wins for Amazon and Starbucks workers shows labor movement surging after years of decline – but pushback has been fierce
Michael Sainato
27, Jul, 2022 @9:00 AM
To avert election disaster, Democrats need to run a fiercely pro-worker campaign | Steven Greenhouse
You won’t hear this on Fox News, but Biden and the Democrats did a terrific job lifting America out of the pandemic-induced downturn. The nation added 8.9m jobs during Biden’s first 18 months in office
Steven Greenhouse
19, Jul, 2022 @10:15 AM
Starbucks says it will close 16 US stores out of concern for employee safety
Executives say the coffee giant’s stores were not immune to problems related to mental health and drug use
Coral Murphy Marcos
13, Jul, 2022 @5:42 PM
‘Don’t quit. Organize’: Amazon union push spreads it wings after New York success
Workers in North Carolina, Maryland and Kentucky bid to become unionized as criticism of Jeff Bezos’s retail monolith grows
Michael Sainato
12, Jul, 2022 @9:00 AM
‘They don’t care about us’: US Starbucks workers allege they were fired for union activity
Nine Colorado employees claim their dismissals came after an organizing campaign in response to safety concerns and pay problems
Michael Sainato
09, Jul, 2022 @9:00 AM
A New York Starbucks abruptly closed – was it retaliation for a union drive?
Workers in Ithaca say closure represents pure opposition from Starbucks, whose CEO says he will ‘never embrace the union’
Michael Sainato
04, Jul, 2022 @6:00 AM
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