Tag: unions
How Americans created a wave of pro-worker laws
The legislation would make it easier for workers to organize at a time that more and more Americans are seeking to join unions.
How union workers are fighting to save America’s beleaguered health care...
Health care workers who battled COVID-19 are fighting for the safe staffing levels needed to protect their communities on a daily basis and prevent the already-fragile care system from collapsing in the next pandemic.
How Howard Schultz made Starbucks the poster child of corporate abuse
The billionaire CEO returned to Starbucks to curb union activity. His union busting has been so egregious that the company’s already poor reputation is now in tatters.
Why union workers are a first line of defense to protect...
Is the Republican plan to move the goalposts on those already paying into Social Security going to force younger Americans to work themselves into the grave?
Low-paid workers are unionizing. Corporations are spending a ton to stop...
A record number of workers are trying to form labor unions, a Center for Public Integrity analysis shows. Corporate America is alarmed.
‘Huge victory’: Starbucks agrees to begin contract talks with 230+ union...
"We've been ready to bargain since day one," said one union leader, "but now we're operating together on a national level to make sure all of our voices are heard, together."
‘No regard for the law’: Starbucks to deny union workers new...
"Their goal is to retaliate against and punish union stores," said Starbucks Workers United.
‘Great day for labor’: NLRB rejects Amazon attempt to overturn union...
"This was an outrageous union-busting campaign by Amazon and we're demanding the company come to the table to bargain," said an attorney for the Amazon Labor Union.
How unions are combating domestic violence
Dozens of unions in the United States and Canada with contract language providing domestic violence survivors with the resources crucial to breaking free of their abusers.
‘This victory is historic’: Massachusetts Trader Joe’s becomes first to unionize
"Our worker-led union ensures that we are protected and properly compensated—on our terms," explained a crew member at the Hadley store.
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GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food...
Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.
More than 120 House Democrats urge Biden to ratify Equal Rights Amendment as deadline...
Lawmakers push President Joe Biden to finalize a constitutional ban on sex discrimination while Republicans invoke past deadlines to stall progress.
Trump’s Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified and inexperienced—they’re morally bankrupt
While every president has a right to select their own Cabinet appointees, the Senate also has the Constitutional authority to decide whether each nominee is fit to serve.
6 fracking Billionaires and climate denial groups behind Trump’s cabinet
Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.
Endo’s end around: How one of the nation’s largest opioid makers escaped a $7...
Endo “came with a strategy purposely intended to reduce payments to opioid victims."